back with us on set we have mike barnicle, thomas roberts and katty kay. >> that's a huge. >> that isw much our world's changed, mike barnicle. the great fear was china and russia coming together, china and the soviet union coming together and we face that in korea, we face that in vietnam, and china and russia, the danger of them coming together not moving weapons and tanks across the border, it's pipelines and it shows how much the world has changed. this is a great challenge to the united states. >> in addition to it being a great challenge to the united states, it enhances the economic strength of both countries. russia is a low growth, slow growth economy right now and this is a 30-year deal that's going to put literally billions of dollars into their pockets. in the meantime, it going to increase china's economic strength as well by getting low-cost energy. >> we'll talk about this in just a moment. but first, president obama is vowing accountability for claims of manipulated wait lists at a growing number of v.a. hospitals across the country. after meeting with secretary shinse

mike barnicle is here. former communications director for george w.ush, nicolle wallace. >> jon stewart went in last night. and landed another blow right here. >> this guy spent millions fighting online gambling. tens of millions fighting organized labor. in the 2012 presidential election he gave $90 million to republican candidates. perhaps because he thought he would help him take on quote, radical islam and unions. yeah, that's right. laugh harry reid is going to crush this guy. >> so don't pick on him. >> wait? sorry, what did you say there? don't pick on the billionaire that puts money in politics. >> he's not in this for money. he's in it because he has certain ideological views. [ laughter ] >> what the [ bleep ] difference does that make? [ laughter ] what are his ideological objections to online that the largest gambling casino has? >> i can't tell overt internet who is under age. i can't tell whose got financial difficulties. i can't tell who is not gaming responsibly. >> but if you come to my casino -- [ laughter ] you don't enter without a

mike barnicle?>> i learned that willie geist and got to buy that book. >> what did you learn? >> i learned you could wear a bondage dress on morning television and sell a book at the same time. i like that girl a lot. >> there's some very good advice out there. you should buy her book. >> this is my problem of the week. this is the senior shadows from bronxville. i was e-mailing about owen coming to shadow me. i did not know there were two owens. i kept e-mailing, sure, owen can come, owen can come, that's great. two owens are here. how can there be two owens? a class of like 80 kid and there's two owens? how am i supposed to know this. that's very disorganized. disay something dirty? disay something dirty? >> no. >> how are you going to tell them apart, mika? >> i say "owen" and two boys walk up. >> disay something dirty? >> no. >> if it's way too early, it's time for "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. >> there it is, west point, the oldest continually occupied post in america. it's the setting f

the barnicles and the russerts playing a little touch football. >> what year is that, mike? >> '92. >> my physique hasn't changed that much. i didn't have a sibling -- >> the barnicles are tougher but they're also cheats. >> thank you for sharing. >> pick up the book. >> we will. the tenth anniversary edition of "big russ & me" is out. >> things wouldn't be okay if -- >> give me the money you owe me, give it to me! give it to me! >> the cat dragged in barnicle. >> they say there's not a homeless problem in new hampshire? look at this. on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know that game show hosts should only host game shows? samantha, do you take kevin as your lawfully wedded husband... or would you rather have a new caaaaaar!!!! say hello to the season's hottest convertible... ohhh....and say goodbye to samantha. [ male announcer ] geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. nbr: scott - we're concerned. you just fed your lawn earlier this spring and now you're at it again. scott: (chuckles) indeed, a crucial late spring feeding helps defend the grass aga

>> msnbc contributor mike barnicle.ooks nice today. >> and in washington -- >> rolling the dice, baby. rolling the dice. does that work? >> that was great. >> wow. okay. and hi, jeremy. >> how are you? >> good. >> and in nashville, historian jon meacham joins us. gosh, what a great crew. >> that's good. >> there you go. that's the craps move. >> paul newman thing. listen. i think up to this point and i think we'll all agree here, that it was 50/50. you know what i'm talking about. >> no, it wasn't 50/50. >> on the bubble. should he go to rehab, should he not go to rehab. i think, willie, i think rob ford going to rehab. >> what a mess. >> serious problem. >> why do you say that? was the crack pipe your first clue? >> there's a new video from a newspaper that reports to show mayor ford with a crack pipe in his hand and smoking crack. so he's taking a leave of absence. >> so now it's not funny. now it's not funny. >> it's funny until it's not funny. >> but this guy got all -- he drank a lot of kool-aid that the media gave

next thing you know, they're writing about me kissing mike barnicle. >> look in the camera and ask for correction. >> i would like a correction because i was there four hours earlier. >> this is why republicans don't trust the lame stream media. you can tour with sarah palin and, like, seriously have -- >> you know, i know you've been through this before. >> what an ordeal. >> i'm reported to be in central park at times when i'm nowhere near central park. not by a newspaper, but the police department. >>. >> fine, good food. been there many times. >> but not this past sunday. >> not this past sunday. i think we need edward snowden on this. >> you have to draw the line at time, date, and place. the next thing you know, you will be on a date with sarah palin. you will be hunting moose. you will be making your own moose sausage. and it's all going to be all over. >> speaking of which, you know, mr. scarborough has a whole new -- notice his wardrobe he has. very pricey stuff. looks good. but yet i still take the heat. >> that's another trick for republicans. that's the media's double stand

. >> is mike barnicle, you get all the love in the world.t be solved with the red sox. >> where's the love from you? >> yeah, exactly. >> bill, you couldn't do it, you had to make contact with barn barnicle. >> toledo and pittsburgh, maybe towards d.c., bring that umbrella today. there's pittsburgh with the showers and storms. we should be relatively dry during the daylight hours from new york city, philadelphia, boston, all the way down to i-95. it's very warm in the middle of the country. look at that, it's 73 to start your money in kansas city. windy conditions very dry in the plains. and chance for fires and thunderstorms. i do not expect, thomas, tornado outbreaks for the next couple of days just strong storms. >> okay. bills thanks for that. >>> coming up on the top of the hour, "morning joe," a race that determines who controls the senate, kate hagan has a challenger in north carolina. who is thom tillis? does he have a chance to tip the balance. and steven colbert weighs in on rand paul's big debates over the weekend. that and much m

mike barnicle, you use beats? >> i do. i'm young and trendy, you see, mika. that's what it's all about. it's all about being young and trendy. >> we'll see how big of a deal that becomes. >>> still ahead on "way too early," disappointing night for johnny football, the team that finally nabbed the heisman trophy winner three hours after the draft began. >>> it's one of those videos you're going to want to watch again and again and again. and wait until you hear the sound. that story -- what? that story and a check on weather when we come back. >>> one year and 11 months a couple of miles from here, the impeachment inquiry got under way. the was a truly amazing day. without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com and i'm his mom at the dog park. the kids get trail mix, and here's what you get after a full day of chasing that cute little poodle from down the street. mm hmm delicious milo's kitchen chicke

♪ >>> first of all, i just want to point out how important this venue and this audience is to mike barnicles best athletic socks. [ laughter ] >> thank you. thank you very much. and i'm sure many of you appreciate the fact i get them for free. >> yes. >> mr. modell. >> hey, i'm just happy he wore socks because god knows what's going on around this table this morning. good morning, everyone. it is wednesday, may 28th. look at that -- what is that? a spider? it's a s

we're going to have mike barnicle and bill kairns performing this later today. >> we have a great routinet out. he can do the rope thing. it's cool. >> but i don't want you to play the role of shaquille to mess up your jacket. >> so barnicle is going to be -- >> shaquille. yeah. >> okay. this isn't happening. >> we've been practicing. it will work. >> we have. but the degree of difficulty, my back hurt a bit. >> stop complaining and do the weather. >> next time we won't be in central park practicing either. it was 85 yesterday in central park. it was gorgeous. it was 85 in boston yesterday. if you are watching us in new england, today is going to be nothing like yesterday. it's a back door cold front. cool air off the atlantic. you're going to be in the 50s today in boston. so you went from summertime to right back into early spring. and the cool air makes its way to d.c. d.c. is going to be 40 degrees warmer than boston today. heavy rain in texas. and also the heavy rain eventually will shift to the east coast, but not until probably friday for the northeast and everywhere in between thu

well, you know, mike barnicle was reading "the new york times" -- mike, as jill was walking out the doorelbowed her. >> yeah. slash and burn outside the door. this is the front page story in "the times." elevating second in command. this is the third paragraph in. t"the times" front, miss abramsn had been since the job since 2011. but people in the situation described serious tension in her relationship with mr. salzburger who had been hearing complaints from employees. they had disagreements before she was even appointed executive editor. no quotes. really no names. i mean, come on. >> happens to be true though. she was asked to put out a statement that i'm going on to the great white way or new career opportunities. and she refused. she said you fired me, and that's what it should say. i'm not showing up in the newsroom today when you make the announcement. >> and of course -- >> good for her. >> -- you talked about her concerns about a pay disparity dispute. >> tell us about that. >> and she went to confront "the times" about it. >> she found out she was making less than her predecess

got mike barnicle here too. packed hour ahead. so much to cover.says no evidence his leaks of classified information has damaged national security. the computer specialist and self-proclaimed american spy said he hasn't put the country at risk. the hour-long conversation was in moscow where the 29-year-old is living under temporary asylum. raises clear questions about his relationship with the russians. >> right. so i have no relationship with the russian government at all. i've never met the russian president. i'm not supported by the russian government. i'm not taking money from the russian government. i'm not a spy, which is the real question. >> people are going to find it hard to believe that president putin hasn't taken a run at you or what you know. you can state declaratively that that hasn't happened? >> yeah. i mean, the way to think about this is, again, i already know how to deal with counterintelligence. beyond that, i took nothing to russia, so i could give them nothing. >> snowden described the nsa surveillance tools claiming analyst

. >> mike barnicle. also nicole wallace. and sam stein.nd in d.c., the washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay. so mika is of course in the south of france as she always is. >> it is that season. >> it is. on her way over, she stopped in florida. she was in miami last night. her mother had a great book event for her book, and it was a packed house. we went to one of these and it is remarkable having ms. brzezinski talking about her artwork. >> does she bring the chain saw with her? >> only if i'm there. and we're all going to be there. if you want to see her use her chain saw as she chases me through a bookstore, we'll be at politics and pros monday. that's always a great place to do book events. and willie, you're going to be in wellesley. >> yes. lip balm country. >> where all the men wear lip balm. >> coming up with my dad. >> okay. very good. >> let's keep this lip balm theme going through the show. it's not odd enough already. >> sure. >> the book is selling well, by the way. gazillions of books. >> it's done well desp

tweet us your most creative -- yeah, did you see that, mike barnicle? 12-foot python! tweet us with your most creative answers using #waytooearly. we're going to put the best ones on coming up later in the show. i like this song. ♪ let's go ♪ >>> anyway, still ahead on "way too early," the thunder make an incredible comeback on the clippers, and the ref certainly played a role in the frantic final minute and the controversy that followed. >>> and it's a t-shirt contest like you've never seen before. ryan gosling and macaulay culkin in an epic battle of one-upsmanship you need to see to believe. joan rivers needs to get in on this, on who wore it best. that and weather when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ ♪ shows i took the blows and did it my way ♪ >>> frank sinatra is dead. one of the most influential singers in american history, sinatra died overnight of a heart attack. he was 82. sinatra had been in bad health for some time. he hadn't been seen in public in more than 16 months. i'm type e. my golden years will not just be gold plated. i had 3 different 401(k)s.

with us on set, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. good morning.ou look nice today. >> thank you very much. >> analyst steve rattner. i like the suit. >> thank you. >> in washington, associate editor of "washington post" and msnbc political analyst eugene robinson. willie's here too and i can't wait for a good talk with dad. >> bill geist is going to be here in the next hour. >> oh, my gosh, willie. this is going to be great. i've taken a brief look at it because i got a sneak peek over the weekend. >> yeah. we slipped you one. we'll talk about it later on. it's me and my dad having awkward conversations. >> your dad, longtime cbs correspondent. apple did not fall far. >> good writer too. >> we have a lot to get to today. we have a scene for you to show you right now. that's one year ago today. as a massive tornado ripped through the town of moore, oklahoma. the f-5 twister left a path of destruction that few towns have ever seen before. we were there the day after last year to witness that devastation. and thomas roberts is back there with how the

>> i learned too much about mike barnicle's cd collection. >> i learned that burt bee's got screwed up there in maine. >> and the one direction international tour dates, which is bizarre. >> and whether they're going to be in seoul. and of course general shinseki just had a press conference, talked about making major changes. doesn't sound like he's going anywhere. to get all the information on that, stick around because chuck todd is next. have a great weekend and as always, my friends, thank you for your patience. ♪ >>> shinseki speaks just moments ago. the embattled v.a. secretary apologized and said he's firing the top leaders in phoenix. we also learned he'll have another one-on-one meeting with his boss, the president, in just over an hour. he's still on the job this morning despite an ever-growing list of democrats saying he should go immediately. we'll talk to one of them in a few minutes. also, the ugly senate primary in mississippi and a quirky california contest for governor and some races down the ballot. the main event for this tuesday's big primary action. and as henry wa

major league baseball is associated with mike barnicle and god knows there's nothing sexy about had himi think mike's very handsome. >> the difference between the two drafts is simple. the nfl owns tv. they own tv. baseball doesn't. baseball is a series of regional sports networks. it's a show. >> but ironically playerwise, baseball is the most attractive. they pay players the most. it's the most lucrative and it's guaranteed money. >> yeah. >> ultimate metaphor for the draft was there's a red carpet. i mean, that says it a all. >> so this week we've been talking about one athlete who recognized his mother on the stage. and we had wanda pratt on yesterday. we saw an incredible show of emotion from kevin durant in that moment. you had a similar one when you were inducted into the hall of fame. let's take a look. >> there's something inside, momma, that i never told you, that i never could admit. and i'm going to share it with all of you because now we're family. i played for a team called the ft. myers rebels. everybody on that team their family was the chief of police or doctors. me and

and, no, mike barnicle, it's not a dirt road.associations with t.j. asprayia. how do you say his last name? >> it's your birthday, mika! ♪ happy birthday, dear mika >> i got bill karins! >> i love it! i know! >> the birthday suit comes later. >> he always goes too far. >> he's going to show me his birthday suit. >> that's what he said after. >> i think he's already changing. >> i was going to say, it hasn't been the first time he's mead that offer. >> there's not much to see. >> wow. ♪ ♪ and seventy-seven thousand dollars per minute. that's what big oil made last year... now they're spending it to rig the system against you. pushing washington to cut american-made biofuels... bullying gas stations to use more of their oil... all so they get richer...and you pay more. truth is, biofuels are cleaner, better for your engine and less expensive. washington, don't let big oil rig the system any more. protect the renewable fuel standard. but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive, i had to do something. i saw my doctor. a bloo

barnicle. >> as the show progresses, i will take it away. >> only if mike joins in. >> no mas. >> cinco de mayos true. we're starting early. let's go into this forecast. heavy rain is finally exiting this morning. some down pours and lightning strikes out there from providence to boston. this will be it in the end of our super soaker storm. we had a few showers around today. but it will be much warmer, more of a typical spring/summer afternoon. these rainfall amounts were incredible. anywhere from 4 to 7 inches from about southern connecticut up a the way down . it's going to be 40s in chicago and iowa with rain. yesterday the west coast was 90 in san francisco. they still have high fire danger today, but hopefully won't be too bad. >> such a mixed bag. >> it is. we're getting back to normal. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," what's next for donald sterling. will he fight the lifetime ban? will he be forced to sell his team? >>> then when we come back here, we're going to huddle around the water cooler where i was on the view. his mom at the dog park. the kids get trail mix