mike barnicle is with us, making us look at what it like to be here in 1914.e's not wandering through the field confused at all. >> we begin overseas where the united states and ukraine are sending very strong signals to russia about the regional price there is. the u.s. is deploying hundreds troops. more than 400 troops will be deployed to estonia, latvia and lithuania. and two men, including a local politician, were reportedly found tortured to death in the eastern part of the country. vice president biden is back in the u.s. this morning and he said the u.s. will give ukraine $50 million in support. and said now moscow is fueling the unrest in ukraine. >> we call on russia stop hiding men and sewing unrest in ukraine. we have been clear more provocative behavior by russia will lead to more costs and to greater isolation. >> nbc news has confirmed an american has been detained in ukraine. we'll keep you posted on that. >> back here at home the u.s. sport is come offinging off a v day. the supreme court upholds the michigan law to ban racial preferences in un

and from boston where we begin today, contributor mike barnicle. ke, good to have you from a very, very and important place today. >> glad to be here, mika. >> so mika, first of all we're going to boston in a second, but how was your weekend? i'm sure every easter is it niese or monaco? where are you exactly? >> usually i'm in connecticut. >> that's exciting. >> south of connecticut. >> exactly. how about you? >> talk to us. >> that's not an easter thing. just exciting. >> got a new baby. >> i got a new baby. well, no. a new pickup truck. >> 150? >> yeah. i have pictures. >> you have pictures? >> are we supposed to coo and awe? >> is this what the easter bunny brought you? >> it's a steely gray. >> that's a powerful vehicle. >> it is. it's fun. i'm using it for my business. >> there you go. i love it. to run over me. it's tax deductible. >> how about you? did the easter bunny come? did you dress up as the bunny? >> i did not. i broke that. >> the bunny suit didn't fit again. >> it's really sort of freaky wearing that big bunny suit. >> kids love it.

we'll give you your gift on the way out. >> mike barnicle? >> easy. online quiz. >> katty? >> everyone else has to take the confidence quiz and join joe in the top bracket. >> all right. coming up next, we have luke russert, mike barnicle -- >> doing the "daily rundown." >> a terrifying sight in south korea as a ferry sinks with hundreds of passengers on board. the u.s. is ready to help in the rescue. the u.s. uses its force to try and stop pro-russian rebels but some ukrainian tanks flying pro-russian flags hint that it may be getting even more complicated. and several democrats with brand name bravado of hitting several bumps on the way to mid terms. this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert in for the great chuck todd. we begin with developing news just

joining me now is msnbc contributor mike barnicle and executive producer of national geographics inside the hunt for the boston bombers robert polombo. mike, just, you know, it's a day i think for those of us who are not from boston even filled with deeply mixed emotions. en wouone, the pain of the city. the people injured, those killed. also a feeling of pride and resilience in the way the city came together and came back. as someone from boston, you know the city really well. you were there this morning. what did you wake up feeling this morning? >> i woke up feeling quite hopeful about the day ahead, about the week ahead and extremely hopeful about the marathon that's going to be run next monday for a variety of reasons. once again, people from other parts of the country, from other parts of the world, understand that boston is unique. it's a 26-mile long block party. it's a family day. you bring your children to watch the runners. they're the elite runners. first 50 to 100. then after the pack finishes first in two hours and five minutes, then it's us running. it's the nurse running

. >> and i'm joined by boston native and msnbc contributor mike barnicle. nobody who was in that city a year ago was not directly impacted by the horrific event a year ago, and the city was on lockdown, and how does the city feel today a year later? >> well, the day is a symbol of resilience and hope, and you know after attending boston college yourself that sit is a 26-mile block party. people by the thousands line the roadways for 26 miles, and people participate in it. and everyone in greater boston and new england and perhaps throughout the country, and everyone around here knows someone who runs the marathon. that is one of the many reasons that what happened last year was so significantly devastating, because you know who participate participates. people run for various causes, for cancer awareness, for aids awareness and multiple causes. and the marathon is one thing, and what happened last year proved the resilience and the strength and the spirit that surrounds any event like that. i think that many people tomorrow remember not only the victims of l

this morning msnbc contributor mike barnicle spoke on "morning joe" about what the marathon means to boston and his own family's experience last year. >> everybody knows someone who runs in the marathon. that's one of the reasons it was such a violation, what happened a year ago. a year ago my son colin was at the ball game with me and fenway park, left the ballpark a little early to go to the finish line to meet a friend of his at the finish line, colin barnicle stopped for a drink and got to the finish line not when he was supposed to get there but about you know, five minutes before he was supposed to get there, the first explosion occurred, then the second explosion occurred. his friend thankfully was just up from where the explosions occurred and he was fine. there were so many memories and so many stories that are colliding here today that that's part of the magic of the day. >> that was mike barnicle earlier today. kevin collin is a columnist for "the boston globe." thank you very much. it's been an extraordinary day, beautiful day in boston. tell me about the spirit and what

geor >> mike barnicle, what did you learn?re complicated than any of us have an appreciation for. >> steve rattner? >> we realize how important budget decisions are. >> mika? >> you should read "thrive" cover to cover and i'm still learning how. >> number one on the best sellers list. >> she's amazing, darling. what did you learn, darling? >> i learned if it's way too early, it's "morning joe" but stick around because luke russert is just ahead. thank you always for your pati

mike barnicle is with us, making us look at what it like to be here in 1914.he field confused at all. >> we begin overseas where the united states and ukraine are sending very strong signals to russia about the regional price there is. the u.s. is deploying hundreds troops. more than 400 troops will be deployed to estonia, latvia and

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. >> before you go to weather, do you want to talk -- there's a cutout of mike barnicle. >> i'm meanrson. maybe i'll tell him how good he is and nice and smart and intelligent and we appreciate the career and time he puts in. >> bill, how's the weather? >> as far as today goes, mika, all talk is about this huge storm. it's been with us now for three days. this is the loop of the last 48 hours. all the bright colors are the thunderstorms. that storm is still lingering over missouri and everyone on the east coast is going to get drenched from this storm shortly. we'll see 3 to 5 inches of rain even in the new york and d.c. area. that will start later today and then all day tomorrow. so that heavy rain will be with us along with airport delays. but of course that's nothing compared to the tornado threat that will once be down in mississippi today. >> thanks very much. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," the new poll numbers that show president obama could drag down his party more than we previously expected. >>> and when we come back here, we'll huddle around the wate

mike barnicle, a longtime fan. it's red sox dominant on that set. by the way, red sox fans have become as obnoxious and it's over, you give them two titles and it's over. >> i'm sorry, that's three titles. >> jim mashea is up there. >> and the cubbies got the win last night. >> yeah. >> just like a lot of baseball staid ups, mike, this is the first time, i cannot believe it. it's been something i've been meaning to do my entire life. get to wrigley. i got here last night. we came in, we all watched the game. brought the kids in. i'll tell you what, there's a reason they call this a park and not a stadium. it's an extraordinary feel. i've always heard you got fenway and wrigley. then you've got every other stadium. >> yeah, this is a legitimate ballyard. the brick. actually, it's a museum of memory. i mean, you come to a ballpark like this. rogers hornsby, sam musial coming, all of the great players who have played here. and it's in the middle of a terrific urban neighborhood right here in chicago. >> and of course, you've got the restaurants and bar

and in boston, mike barnicle. the conservative community this morning, and i would dare say a lot of americans not understanding why "the guardian" and other newspapers -- >> "the washington post." >> "the washington post" that some would say aided and abetted a guy that many -- "the wall street journal" talking about a guy that's guilty of treason getting his stories out in ways that the u.s. government, at least the obama administration, believe hurt this country. what are your thoughts? and certainly what are you hearing? >> so there you have "the guardian" and "the washington post" getting the pulitzer prize for public service. and the controversy is over, did they support somebody who is effectively treasonous, a traitor to america. the counterargument that is made by the pulitzer board is that they are doing the best journalism around. they are not part of snowden's story, they are reporting snowden's story and that is why they have been given this. they came across and were given access to this incredible s

. >>> anyway, mike barnicle, msnbc and "time" senior political analyst, mark hamillton, and the reverend al sharpton in d.c., anchor for news america and co-author of "the confidence code" ckatty kay, why don't you get us started. >> i'm just worried about that -- >> that's a very bbc look. with the hair on both sides. >> no, let's get a look at news. after promise due process by donald sterling, nba commissioner silver delivered a swift response to the racist remarks. >> the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harmful. that they came from an nba owner only heightens the damage in my personal outrage. accordingly, effective immediately, i am banning mr. sterling for life from any association with the clippers organization or the nba. >> okay. so what this means, in practice is, no practice, no games. he cannot be at the clippers facility or weigh in on any personnel decisions. he can have no interaction with the team he owns ever again. that's on top of a maximum $2.5 million fine. that's pretty nominal considering that his estimated net worth is around $1.9 billion.

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coming up next, we have luke russert, mike barnicle -- >> doing the "daily rundown." >> a terrifying sight in south korea as a ferry sinks with hundreds of passengers on board. the u.s. is ready to help in the rescue. the u.s. uses its force to try and stop pro-russian rebels but some ukrainian tanks flying pro-russian flags hint that it may be getting even more complicated. and several democrats with brand name bravado of hitting several bumps on the way to mid terms. this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert in for the great chuck todd. we begin with developing news just off the coast of south korea. at least four people are dead and 300 unaccounted for as a ferry sank off jeju island. government officials say over 300 of the passengers were students. the u.s. navy is standing by as south korean ships and a fleet of helicopters work the area. rescue efforts will continue throughout the night. it's just after 10:00 there right now. lieutenant arlo abramson is the public affairs officer for the commander u.s. naval forces. he joins us by phone now. sir, can you give us the latest

we talked to mike barnicle, a journalist from boston, and joel steinhaus who ran in the marathon last year and is planning to run again this year. >> i think the focus on the fact that ordinary people fuel the marathon, run the marathon as well as the lines thick with people along all 26 miles cheering goals through wellesley, past boston college down the hills, and you're exhausted and the crowd draws you in comomming down commonwealth avenue and pul-ingè you cançó takeñr another step, that's what the marathonñr skkçó people. >> charlie: and digitalçó journalism with billçóç >> walt and i are not spring chickens, but it's the most exciting period of our career. we were energized an in a way. >> charlie: and biz stone, founder of twitter. >> reading this book is like looking at the world through my eyes. creativity is a renewable resource, be willing to fail spectacularly if you want to succeed spectacularly. opportunity can be manufactured. these are things we hear over and over again but the stories and the way that i present them, i think, are fresh and are, you know, admittedly al

geor >> mike barnicle, what did you learn? >> that kerry sanders is going to enter the kentucky derby. >> what have you learned harold? >> ukraine is a lot more complicated than any of us have an appreciation for. >> steve rattner? >> we realize how important budget decisions are. >> mika? >> you should read "thrive" cover to cover and i'm still learning how. >> number one on the best sellers list. >> she's amazing, darling. what did you learn, darling? >> i learned if it's way too early, it's "morning joe" but stick around because luke russert is just ahead. thank you always for your patience. >>> live in just minutes, secretary of state john kerry in geneva and his latest. >> and vladimir putin with at least one not so random caller. and the invisible primary for tea party players is unfolding between our very ice with some new names. and the ncaa makes some significant rule changes for a student athlete. this is april 17th, 2014. we begin with our eyes on geneva, switzerland, where we're expecting to hear from secretary of

i got a couple candidates here on set with me here in willie geist and mike barnicle. >> i might haveow. >> smart man. >> we're looking for somebody who wants to put the players first. that's really important. we have an opportunity when you think about the nba and the players association, they have an opportunity to usher in this new growth in the nba. we need somebody who understands we need to grow the pie and be a great partner with the nba. adam silver has taken over after david stern who's done a great job of growing that business. and we want somebody for the players side who puts the players' interests first but it's a partnership that will grow that business. >> i can't let you go because it is nba playoff time without showing a piece of video that goes down in nba history maybe as the best small man over big man dunk in the history of the league. let's check this out. >> there's a re-enactment. >> ooh! >> in your face kevin johnson! oh my! >> and not just any big man, mind you. the great hakim. what do you remember about that moment? >> you know what? my grandfather used to

and msnbc contributor mike barnicle is here.nd in washington columnist and associate editor to "the washington post," eugene robinson. everybody's here. willie, hi. >> hi. >> hey, everybody. hey, everybody. >> right. >> so what's going on? there's a lot of stuff going on, mika. >> yes, there is. where do you want to begin? we can chat about the clippers owner. we could talk about, i don't know, john kerry's comments? >> oh, my gosh. ukraine. a lot of stuff in ukraine. >> there's a lot. >> so in light of op-eds, "the new york times" i thought had a great op-ed on the clippers owner. >> yeah. sure. >> john, do we have that really quickly? and i think they're bringing up a good point because everybody's so shocked and stunned and outraged at what this guy said on the tape. but "the new york times" editorial board writes why did the nba tolerate this for so long? "the times" writes this morning, the league's top leadership tolerated and sheltered mr. sterling for much too long. adam silver needs to make clear there's no place in the

usually going all the way back, mike barnicle told a funny story yesterday.years and neers people were doing this. does everybody, quote, do this? they just have different ways to hide it. >> with pine tar they do. they don't usually have emory boards. that was something different. >> explain why they do that. >> for pine tar, it's -- he said that it was so cold last night he needed to grip the baseball. i think when they go back into the dugout, some pitchers do grab some pine tar in their hand. they're just not so obvious to put it on their neck. it is a foreign substance. something like vaseline or an emory where you're sand ugh up the ball, that changes the way the ball spins. pine tar they say is just for the grip on a cold night especially. we'll see what they do with him. >>> coming up next, radhika jones is here with this year's "time" 100 list. she'll be with us to unveil it next on "morning joe." ♪ cadmium, mercury, lead. all on the periodic table. all inside these, too. now the last thing we want is for all that to mix with water. so recycle. you'l

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and we did not win the world series, but as i said to you at the time, mike barnicle, when the cardinalsf a typical republican. says one thing and does another. ♪ >> that claire mccaskill. anyway, they played the reds, right? >> yeah. >> how did it go? >> good ball game. cardinals won. a real good game. >> and she is a super fan. >> she's a knowledgeable fan, a legitimate fan. >> all right. so in a few weeks we are taking the show on the road. "morning joe" live from wrigley field celebrating 100 years of baseball in the windy city. that's coming up on wednesday, april 23rd. you don't want to miss it. >> we're coming to you. >>> coming up next, what, if anything, did we learn today. and we'll be here at lifelock doing our thing: you do your shop from anywhere thing, offering protection that simple credit score monitoring can't. get lifelock protection and live life free. why relocating manufacturingpany to upstate new york? i tell people it's for the climate. the conditions in new york state are great for business. new york is ranked #2 in the nation for new private sector job creation.