i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that is celebrating its second birthday today. and i want what every 2-year-old wants, fire truck, buzz lightier with jammies and a pisa party. i'm glad everybody's watching on msnbc or listening live on serioirius xm radio. shood me an e-mail as always at way too early@msnbc.com or tweet me or do what jerry renner and the entire cast does. to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday, july 27th. there's a lot going on today, including another bit of discouraging news out of affe afghanistan earlier this morning. plus a mystery celebrity caller helps us celebrate our birthday. will it be brad and an gelee na. star of thety silver screen, ron jeremy perhaps or will it be former president harry s. truman. you'll find out a bit later in the show. first let's get to the news live here at 5: 30 a.m. at rocker feller in new york city. >>> john boehner is now redoing if you want to put it that way his plan to redo the debt limit. the speaker's plan would fall

the 5 geist bergefive guys burger this defet per to much everything.h all of the great ingredients. it--it has pretty much everything. now, let's try the in and out burgers. the five bodiein and out burgers has a chopped pickled relish. however, the five guys has a whole pickle relish. me and my friends agree that it is five guys however, other sentiment? in and out of the fries! in and out of the fries! >> each are expanding towards texas we will be back >> so, ah, your seat good? got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. >> take but sinc - in the buzz, katt hudson's gave birth to a girl, and the beckhams have a new baby girl transformers 2 continues to dominate it is the top highest gross of the year. distant second was " warble boss

[laughter] >> jon: i wonder if wendi deng would approve of willie geist's scowl. no. seriously, her scowl puts his scowl... makes his scowl almost look like approval. you know what that means, scowl-off. let me try. here we go. oh, boy, i feel terrible. rushing this morning to get a cab, and i accidentally knocked someone over. i know, willie, bad. i'm sorry. although many my defense, pregnant people take up a lot of room, and... oh, oh. anyway, that was rupert murdoch. what about england's second most powerful man, david cameron, whose hiring of the former "news of the world" editor andy colson as his press secretary despite colson having resigned in the first round of "news of the world" accusations. >> crunch time for david cameron. lawmakers are determined to ask him questions about what many consider an uncomfortably close relationship between him and rupert murdoch's empire. cameron ended a trip to africa early to make this appearance. >> jon: wow. ended a trip to be openly questioned by parliament. okay. i'll bite. if he's willing to do this, i imagine it's pre

willie geist in new york., the smaller portion in this happy meal, it's so small you can finish it on your way back around through the drive through when you go for your second course, then you get the big mac, the double cheese, the quarter pounder or what have you. >> they're like tasty crystal burlington burgers where you can have 12 of them. >> it's just like simon hobbs told us yesterday, if we lose our credit rating -- >> take the apple slices to that big round can that's in all these places and just drop them in there. >> there's going to be a lot of thrown away apple slices. >> i had a double whopper at the airport in central missouri and it was the best meal i think i have had in a long time. it was unbelievable. you got the whopper, she bought something and said this is lousy, that looks terrific. and it was good for you. >> it's a heart attack on the plate. >> simon, we of course are deeply saddened by what's happening at mcdonald's but tell us what's happening on wall street today, are people's fea

but what you didn't know is his apology would be chaperoned. ( laughter ) by show regular willy geist' disapproving glare. look at this guy. look at his face during this apology. look at it! it is a perfect mix of disappointment. it has a dash of sadness. a smidgen of disbelief. all with just a hint of "why the ( bleep ) am i in some shot?" ( laughter ) seriously. why is he in that shot? you can't grab a one-shot? not that i'm complaining because for my money, having him there works. it has that look of, "no, mister! you are going to sit here and you are going to tell mr. ferguson why you broke his ( bleep ) window. now we're going over there right now." i actually think from now ofrom now on, this guy willy geist should be included in all of our apologies. >> i have made terrible mistakes and hurt the people i care about the most. >> i'm deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior. >> i apologize to the public,. >> my hurt cause, you know, someone else's hurt. >> i am profoundly sorry for all i have done wrong. >> i regret deeply any injury that may have been done. >> i ju

just ask our bill geist. >> reporter: howdy, partners.re you in the market for a horse that is impossible to ride? even if you're not.... >> another four-year-old. hot diggity dog. look here. >> reporter: come along on if shopping spree to miles city montana and the bucking horse sale later on sunday morning. it's wet and wild. >> osgood: dean reynolds remembers gangster al capone. david edelstein reviews a pair of summer movies and steve hartman shows us a conductor who really knows how to strike up a band. first the headlines for this sunday morning the third of july, 2011. in phoenix, 4,000 homes are without power after temperatures hit a scorching 118 degrees yesterday. excessive heat advisories have been posted throughout the southwest. temperatures expected to rise to over 110 degrees again later today. exxon mobile is working to contain a pipeline spill on montana's yellowstone river. the rupture happened friday night. according to the company their pipeline was shut down within half an hour. it remains unclear just how much oil ac

she turned out to be both a fine first lady and a great dame. >> osgood: ahead, bill geist.ny afternoon, and there was old dave out in his driveway again throwing knives at people. a neighbor lynn droppeded by for a spin. >> i live about two blocks away. i walk by every morning walking my dog. >> it's different. >> reporter: greg lives next door. >> it makes for an interesting neighbor. >> reporter: oh, he's an interesting neighbor all right. dave is a minister with indoor- outdoor wedding chapels in his long island home. how many weddings have you performed here? >> in the thousands. sometimes i put the bride on the wheel of death. >> reporter: yes, he said the wheel of death. >> really it adds a highlight to their wedding album. well, bill, this is houdini central. >> reporter: oh, my god. mild mannered rev. david adamovich is also the great throw-dini, master of the impalement arts. >> it's my stage name as a knife thrower. >> reporter: his attic is a cutler emu seem complete with a practice range. >> i've studied and analyzed and research the flight of a knife. i've done

all he really needed was a chance. >> next year it is going to be this big. >> osgood: oh, bill geistashington for a look at what is ahead on face the nation. >> is the nation heading towards some sort of economic disaster? we will talk to some of the key players. >> osgood: thank you, bob schieffer, and next week here on sunday morning -- >> ♪ don't stop believing. >> did you dover a show without don't stop believing. >> not since began, no. something more i can do. but i s now, i take care with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain, or become constipated for three or more days. vesicare may cause blurred vision, so use caution

bill geist will show us. >> maine is vacationland, filled with unique roadside attractions, none moreayne murphy's live chainsaw art show. we'll meet the father of chainsaw art, although we may not hear him, later on "sunday morning." >> we'll admire some classic fountain pens with rita braver, witness weddings past and present at the office of new york city clerk, herald a genuine lion and more. first, here are the headlines for sunday morning, the 31st of july 2011. it now appears some progress is being made towards a debt limit compromise to avoid default by the federal government. nancy cordes is with us from washington with the latest. good morning, nancy. >> good morning, charlie. here are the contours of a tentative deal between congressional republicans and the white house as they're being described to us this morning. first, the debt ceiling would be raised this week by about $2.4 trillion. and that would likely get the country through the end of 2012 as the president had been requesting. now, it would be tied to at least $2.4 trillion in spending cuts to be made in two stage

chris: and the scythe geist. -- and the zeitgeist. another way politicians are hurt in the media, john kerry was at a high in the campaign but the swift boat veterans sank him. they had a small media buy. they wanted it to go viral and it did. >> i served with john kerry. >> i served with john kerry. >> john kerry has not been honest about what happened in vietnam. >> he is lying about his record. chris: that is a tough ad put out there by kerry's enemies. it got out almost like a news item. >> this is something mentioned before, the emfa says is on responding quickly. got to respond quickly. the kerry campaign and the candidate himself, for whatever reason, decided to ignore this for too long a time. among other things, they said we have a whole campaign to run. and running a campaign is like trying to change a fan belt on a moving mercedes. but they waited too long to respond to this and allowed it to play out just as the perpetrators intended it to. >> that was in 2004, the world was changing in terms of youtube and the web. i don'

i'm peter alexander in for willie geist. guy it took a full week off. good for him. we're glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me and let me know why you're awake right now. or you can do what skron any marbles does and text the word awake. we'll read the best responses later. you don't think anybody was asking marbles? yeah, sure, come right in. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday, july 20th. we have a lot going on today including a shocking new e-mail tirade from that tea party congressman alan west of florida to the new dnc chairwoman. we'll share that with you. also rupert murdoch's testimony gets "the daily show" treatment. you knew in was coming as jon stewart breaks down the proceedings most memorable moments, we'll show you what you missed. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. rupert murdoch and his son james appearing at a british parliament hearing to address that ongoing hacking scandal surrounding their company news corporation. the eld

i'm willie geist. this is "way too early." the show that missed you last week. i'm glad you're up with us this morning. you're listening live on sirius/xm radio. you can do what the fast majority of the real housewives in new jersey do, text too early. and the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this monday, july 25th. a lot going on today. world markets' reaction to the inaction out of washington on the debt. we'll have a live update from london. >>> plus, my evening with jersey housewive, caroline menso. and andy cohen. an evening that ended a few moments ago. we'll have highlights from the bravo clubhouse. >>> let's get to the news at 5:30 a.m. the lead suspect in friday's deadly attacks in norway is set to be arraigned in court later today. a man has claimed responsibility for the shooting at a labor youth camp that killed 93 people. he left a scathing 1,500-page manifesto where he paints himself as a crusader against islam. and eager for a conservative revolution. he rails against multiculturalism. the 32-year-old denies any criminal guilt. calls

. >>> stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> so, i'm gan for a full week't sorted out the debt deal? the proposal from the house. one from the senate. and another day of white house meets. the question remains the same. will there be a bipartisan deal this week to help the country begin to balance its books? time's wasting. >>> the monster that blew up government buildings in oslo that kill 92 people asked for an opportunity to give his reasons in open court. will the judge let this man react in public. >>> and the world reacts

"way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> after the most zrivg wing of his party raiseswhite house says, it doesn't matter what boehner cobbles together because the senate isn't going to pass it anyway. the question is does anyone up in this place see a path to the deal before the deadline next tuesday? luke russert will join us live in a minute. >>> meanwhile the new imf christine lagarde speaking in new york and warning washington that their political games will have consequences beyond the beltway, the question is will politicians in d.c. listening to her? >>> and house republicans fired themselves up yesterday for this debt fight by watching clips

>>> good morning to you, i'm peter alexander in again today for my friend, willie geist this is "way too early," the show that brought a few extra undershirts for the crew today, i'm just saying, it's a hot one. glad you're up with us this morning, listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an email or tweet me, just to let me know why you're awake right now. you can do what any member of the murdoch family does, text the word awake by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes are going to be your cram session for this tuesday, july 19th. there's a lot going on today. including the undocking of "atlantis" from the international space station. as the shuttle prepares to head home for the final time. >>> plus either this woman hired the worst wedding photographer in the world or these ain't wedding photos, they may be booking photographs, folks, we'll break down what happened to put this bride behind bars. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. we begin with developments surrounding the scandal threadening rupert murd

good morning, i'm peter al alexander in for willie geist. this is "way too early," glad you're up watching on msnbc, listening on sirius/xm radio. shoot me an e-mail, let us know why you're awake or you can do what amy wambach did all tournament long text the word awake to 622639. you gooz always drill it. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for monday, july 18th. a lot going on including a dangerous heat wave continues, blanketing the midwest. it's expected to reach the east coast this week. we'll have an update on that. also, if you happen to be in court on domestic violence charges, probably not good for your case to do like she did, attack the judge. yeah, just not a good call, we're told. we'll break down what's going on here later in the show. >>> first, let's get right to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. there is new fallout this morning from the phone-hacking and bribery scandal that has already brought down one of britain's largest newspapers. former news international ceo rebekah brooks, one of rupe

. >> stay tuned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> in this game of chicken, bothdes are beginning to blink as president obama may be open to a short-term deal and republicans are indicating they may be open to including some new revenues. the question is, are we starting to see some compromise here or are these just more political games? >>> prime minister david cameron fighting for his reputation in front of a raucous british parliament. >>> and rupert murdoch returning home, the question is could murdoch coming back to the states prescription the problems here? >>> and the end of an era today, history will happen live here this morning on "way too early." the final landing of

stay tuned because willie geist is up next. >>> reports just this morning that the sexual assault casest former imf chief dominique strauss-kahn about to fall apart because of major questions on the accuser's credibility with even prosecutor now doubting her. the question is after all that could strauss-kahn be released from house arrest after a hearing in new york today? >>> president obama and mitt romney both in the important electoral state of pennsylvania last night where the republican front-runner continues to push his the president is killing your job message. the question is how did the president hit back in his speech? >>> and weeks after the end of a great nba finals, the league essentially shuts down, locking out the players. the question is with the

stay tuned for "way too early" with willie geist. >>> john boehner dresses down members of his own partyng up his debt ceiling plan telling them to get your arse in line. will they get their fannies behind boehner today? and what happens next as we sit now five days away from that august 2nd deadline. meanwhile, amon al zawahiri releases a video. the question is, what is his new message for the united states from that weakened terrorist group? >>> and "jeopardy" host

time for sports with willie geist. >> he is a great guy. >> gates?tes. >> what a great patriot. he's been serving this country for years. >> run over two terms and several wars. turn to sports now. remember the excitement at the nba finals? >> yeah, it's great. >> it's like it was only a couple weeks ago. i finally tuned in and next year, i have my team. i'm going to pick them. i think all americans like me, we are going to jump in now. the nba's finally got it together. nba, let's go. >> hooked a lot of people like you. >> there's not going to be a season. >> what? >> as of midnight today, this morning, the nba has locked out its players after failing to reach a new deal before the collective bargaining expired. the entire season is in jeopardy. with the nfl in the midst, for the second time in history, two leagues are shut down by labor problems. it's their first lockout since 1999. reduced that season to 50 games. the two sides are far apart on just about every issue with 22 of the league's 30 teams claiming to be losing money. the commissioner sa

. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early" the show that watches "jeopardy" only on teen week so it can feel better about getting all the answers right. you're listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail, let me know what you're doing up at this hour. or tweet me, you've got your@williegeist or text to 622639. where is everybody? 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday july 28th. a lot going on today, including the dow down almost 200 points around all the debt discussion in washington. the front page of "the wall street journal," markets swoon on debt fear. plus a day after republicans invoked ben affleck movie "the town" in the debt debate, the white house raises the stakes going with sophie's choice. we'll have the latest on the ongoing imdb fight a bit later. but first let's get to the news, here at 30 rock in new york city. with just five days to go before the august 2nd deadline, the house is expected to vote today on speaker john boehner's plan to raise the debt ceili

way too early with willie geist starts right now. >>> president obama says progress has been made afterosting bipartisan talks on the budget. meanwhile, house democrats draw a line in the sand on changes to social security and medicare. the question is, if the democrats won't budge on entitlements and republicans won't raise taxes, what exactly are they negotiating? >>> in a shocking move, rupert murdoch abruptly shuts down the best selling british tabloid news of the world. over an alleged phone hacking scandal. the question is, would murdoch should down an entire paper over a few bad apples, or is there something bigger going on here? >>> and all is right in the sports world. baseball's cinderella story. the boston red sox sit atop the american league east. old man derek jeter inches closer to history. the question is, will yankee fans be ab

i'm willie geist and this is the show that like our leaders on capitol hill was up late into the night except we were watching the real housewives of new york. still, we were up late. did you hear what ramona said to jill in i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me, let me know what you're doing up that the hour. you can also did what tea party republicans do and text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this friday, july 29th. a lot to tell you about today including news of another plot to attack ft. hood. we'll tell you how that was broken up. plus congressman paul ryan takes to the floor of the house to propose covering the moon in yogurt. yes, he said that. we'll show you what he meant a bit later in the show. first let's get to news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. with just four days to go until the august 2nd deadline, house republicans have called off a vote on speaker john b

. >>> good morning to you, i'm peter alexander in for willie geist. this is "way too early." it is way too hot outside, the show so pale it sometimes gets burned under these florescent studio lights. glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail at waytooearly@msnbc.com. let me know why you're awake right now or do as roger goodell and the boys do, text your response to 622639. we'll read your responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes are your cram session for this friday, july 22nd. there is a lot going on today, including a new deal from european leaders to offer greece another massive bailout, even as the country prepares to default on some of its debt. also, did you hear about this? rahm emanuel getting up and walking out midinterview, we're going to show you what prompted this abrupt exit during a casual chicago q&a. that's coming up a little bit later. >>> first live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city, with a deadline looming just 11 days away now, president obama is expected to hold a town hall on th

. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that was just spared sunday of antiquing and fall foliage. thank you, nfl lockout, well done. i'm glad you're watching us or listening live on sirius xm radio. you can do what chad ochocinco and text the word "awake" to 622639 and we'll read the best responses later. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this tuesday, july 26th, a lot to tell you about today, including kind of muted market reaction so far to the stalemate in washington. we'll see how they're doing in washington in a live report from london. plus the lengths to which ladies will go to get a free drink. how about stuffing bottles of wine up their skirts? come on, gals. we'll tell you how this worked out for them a bit later. first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. with the august 2nd deadline now one week from today, president obama and house speaker john boehner each took their cases to the american people in primetime last night. speaking in the east room of the white house, the president made it c

i'm savannah guthrie aalong with nbc's willie geist.d i. you're stuck with us. and coming up in a few minutes, what a trial in florida. the casey anthony case. today the jury will begin deliberating on this case. they're considering whether casey anthony murdered her 2-year-old daughter caylee or whether she accidentally drowned, as the defense has argued. so did the prosecutors meet their burden of proof? we're going to have the latest on that. >> and on the flip side of independence day, we're going to talk about the british royals. their canadian honeymoon continues right now, in fact, with huge crowds turning out to see britain's prince william and princess catherine. the captivating couple visited quebec city on sunday ahead of their u.s. trip later this week. we'll have a live report coming up. then, if you're preparing to party a little bit -- >> why do you look at me when you say that in. >> have a couple drinks, maybe something to eat here on the 4th of july, we've got you some pretty good reasons to indulge just a little bit.

willie geist?he tape. the right foot is in. >> stop it. >> i'm a big blue jays fan. i love the jays. foot is in. no tag. there it is. >> mike, what did you learn today? >> learned that there's no end to this young man's bitterness. >> look at that face. it's very entitled too. look at that smirk. did you learn anything else? >> no. okay. >> pat buchanan what did you learn? >> road to the pennant for the boston red sox rests with the umpires. there's no tag, mike. >> you've been watching the washington nationals. never touches him. >> got pat on my side. you're in trouble now. >> he was tagged prior to that shot. this is like the 1990 red sox game. he's out! >> let me ask the guys in the room. besides you, is he in or out? in or out? safe. >> doesn't matter. it's in the books. >> look it up in the books. red sox win. >> i do love the red sox. >> and jeter. great guy. >> it's "morning joe". we'll see you back

. >> senator durbin, willie geist. it country in a tenuous position. as you pointed out here this morning, what happens -- i think it's important to point out to viewers in your view on august 2 if there's no deal reached. how serious is this? some republicans have accused the democrats and president of using that as the artificial deadline, frankly. >> i listen to the republican presidential candidates. the former governor of minnesota who says he's praying for default. michelle bachmann, hoping they don't have a default. they don't understand the reality. here's what the reality will on august 3 if we default. we'll have $172 billion to pay our bills in august. and the bills total $306 billion. we'll have to make a choice. social security recipients. veterans, those in combat, those who work on our government, interest on our debt. difficult choices. we don't need to face the catastrophe. if we showed maturity. this battle needs to be put behind us and we need to move forward. we need to create jobs and get this econ

willie geist?here we left. >> you are naive. >> what did

. >> senator manchin, it's willie geist.m bbarrassedy the united states of america, you apologized to your state. from what you have seen, do we have a system of government at this point in washington that is capable of tackling big questions? if we fight over a couple trillion dollars here, how can we look at big problems. you are willing to look at medicare and medicaid. do you feel like washington is capable right now of handling big problems? >> willie, i have been here nine months now. i have met some of the greatest people that could be associated with. they are bright, intelligent, sincere and here for the right reason. i'm not sure the purpose of staying here except to fix things. let's not worry about the next election. the next election will take care of itself. the best politics is good government. let's worry about the next generation. it's what we are here about. the worst scenario in the world for a politician is that your constituents can send you home to be with your family. that's the worst scenario they cou

congress, willie geist here. >> clear enough. >> you said a moment ago you're close, you think, to a you went on to say that republicans were not willing to buget on taxes. how do we reconcile those two ideas. a side that's not willing to move toward you, do you have to work towards them? >> it's some republicans. i talked to a lot of republicans who believed, as i do, that closing tax loopholes should not be considered as raising taxes. i think there are enough republican there is who like to close the loopholes. so, no, not all republicans. and i'm sensitive to that. i do believe that people ought to be left alone when they have to do certain things and make certain votes based upon their constituents. but i think there is a number that mr. boehner can get to that in his caucus that would make it a bipartisan bill. we ought not be doing this expecting only republican votes. i think that both parties need to put skin in the game. i think we should do something that would get us half of our focus. they ought to do something that would get at least half of their caucus and move forwar

. >> national affairs editor, john heilemann and willie geist. the excitement of yesterday's anniversary. >> where were you? >> at a satellite in boston. >> a lot of talk about john mccain the last couple years. yesterday, john mccain, classic john mccain, he went after the president for leading from behind, which is new york times talks about today. >> right. >> nobody on the left can say that's a right wing attack by john mccain. he tore into the republican freshmen as well. i mean mccain went after both sides and yesterday, basically said let's get the grown ups in the room and save the economy from a collapse. >> welcome back, senator mccain. this is the senator mccain who we used to know several years ago when he attempted to speak the truth to both parties. an independent guy, a maverick. he reminded me of something that's been missing in this debate. there's no political parties. there's no discipline. it's shocking. i know it's especially shocking for the white house. what did john mccain call the tea party guys? >> two very good quotes y