jeff greenfield stays with us. still ahead energy tycoon boone pickens is here on the set.ins the conversation. henry crumbton reveals details about his life as a spy. bill karins is not so interesting. >> compared to that, come on. best thing i do every day is hang out with you guys. good morning. we're watching a few areas of heavy rain this morning. we look better in miami and better in charleston. now for the good news. what a beautiful thursday it is. one of the top ten spring days that you see in the northeast. blue skies and low humidity and nice breeze. an enjoyable day. it continues from the gax to the mississippi valley through the middle of the nation and west coast. this is as simple as it gets for a beautiful may thursday. st. louis, low humidity. enjoy your great stretch of weather. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. >>> 22 past the hour with a beautiful shot of washington, d.c. as the sun is up this morning. here with us now former operations officer of the cia's clandestine service for 24 hours, henry crumten. he's the author of the new book

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