i don't think that phil griffin should be criticized for making a statement there is a reality of the direction that cable television news has gone in he's a businessman he is the president of amazon b.c. he has to have a profitable successful business model i mean come on people have to get realistic about what is working i do think that the credentialism that has crept into journalism professional journalism is is a bad thing generally but by the same token there are good journalists and bad journalists i'm not sure that luke russert or chelsea clinton really fit that bill and every sort of you know you are not like you're on your show yeah i got to wrap it up so we got to go thanks for joining me tonight outfit good night. download the official. chobani phone or i pod touch from the i choose our. life on the go. video on demand parties my broadcasts and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the t.v. dot com.

phil griffin's response to you was that, well, we knew what he was and we all do to some degree, but this is so highly charged i really think that he should do the work that he does with the national action network and step aside during this -- during this time because it can't be anything but polarizing with his role on the television show as well. it just can't be anything else. >> all right. there are times when people recrews themselves for one reason or another, and this would be a good one, it would seem. >> or do the show and don't go and address the rallies. you know, he is appearing with the parents. he accompanied trayvon's parents and he has them on the show. >> something else happens, if i may. the deeper he gets in with the family and the others, the more invested he gets in this, and the emotion of justifiable, understandable emotion of the family. the more that projects on the television program. that becomes a very concerning kind of thing. >> cally, you made a point about the way in which some people might identify with trayvon martin and others identify with george

a failed journalist i'm sorry yes you got chelsea had a short lived contract there but anyway phil griffin from us on the see when you talk on camera eight times that i'm sorry i don't care about journalists i want fair minded smart people who understand the world and interpret it for journalist great this notion that you somehow have to have done something to earn so-called journalist credentials stop i think there's a point to be made either way right as a lot of opinion shows out there and stuff like that. i don't think that bill griffin should be criticized for making a statement there is the reality of the direction that cable television news has gone in he's a businessman he is the president of amazon b.c. he has to have a profitable successful business model i mean come on people have to get realistic about what is working i do think that the credentialism that has crept into journalism professional journalism is is a bad thing generally but by the same token there are good journalists and bad journalists i'm not sure that luke russert or chelsea clinton really fit that bill and i s

. >> phil griffin, what did you learn? >> lifelong mets fan on april 20th is not a better place in the universe to be than right now than on the pitching mound at fenway park. >> thank you all so much for watching. willie, if it's way too early, what time is it? >> it's "morning joe." see you back here on monday. stick around right now for chuck. >>> it's likability versus the economy. our new nbc "the wall street journal" poll shows obama starting with plenty of issues. trayvon martin's murderer appears this morning. judge will have to decide if he's a threat to others or a threat to him. we'll bring you those events live this morning. good morning from washington. it's friday, 4/20/2012. moments from now george zimmerman's attorney will ask a judge to grant his client bail. zimmerman who is charged with second-degree murder of trayvon martin is expected in court in minutes. trayvon's parents are in the courthouse. we saw them walking in moments ago. we'll be bringing you this hearing to you live as soon as it gets underw

. >> well, you know, it's -- i'm going to just blame it on phil griffin. because that's always the easiest thing to do. but, yeah, well, listen, our thoughts and prayers are with levon and his family. and we hope against hope that he fights through this. >>> a new poll out this week shows mitt romney's numbers on the rise now that he essentially has locked up the republican nomination. according to a cnn opinion research group poll, 44% now have a favorable view of the former massachusetts governor. that's up 10 points from february. >> now this is of course, willie, because cnn had the cameras on when mitt romney ran into the burning building, pulled out 14 orphans, saved them, dusted them off, and then -- >> no, that was cory booker. >> mayor booker. >> oh, wait. oh, wait. nothing has happened to change these ratings which show that any of these polls are meaningless or the american public has the attention span of a gnat. >> 40% view him as unfavorable. a big improvement. president obama's approval rating is 49%. on the question of who is most likeable,

. >> you guys talk about -- >> of course, phil griffin's phenomenal, too. he is amazing.u saying? >> i was saying you guys talk about what you've learned being bosses now and what you try to do here. and it is really fun. >> very interesting. you know, our backgrounds are different, as i always say, mika's father ran u.s. foreign policy for four years. my dad ran dixie youth baseball teams. so, my family, i always -- i grew up -- my family -- my mom and dad were the employees and so when i became a boss, instead of, you know, would you always hear what your parents would bring home, the tough times at the office, i wanted to be everybody's friend and i had an open door policy and like not going to be like my mom and dad's bosses and mika, her dad ran foreign policy and had to have more of a close doors, pyramid-type structure. mika said to me five years ago, over here, over here, they don't want to be your friends twhaerngts to be a leader. stop trying to be everybody's friend, keep your head down, work hard, ambassador lead by example. don't you think it is fair to say,

phil next. >>> i'm imagining a room, a darkroom with no books, pens, papers. the education of robert griffin iii has now begun. multiple sources say kyle shanahan is in waco, texas teaching rg3 redskins plays. it's no secret the redskins have this guy pinpointed at the player. shan an will make multiple trips to central texas. not east texas. i was mistaken. sorry about that. to visit with the heisman trophy winner and go over the plays. the league says these visits are well within the rules. just in case the colts try to pull a fast one on draft night, the redskins want to keep their options open with andrew luck saying they will schedule visits with him in the coming weeks. williams, a pg county native, he also went to maryland. final day of the regular season. caps in new york. don't blink. 32 seconds into the game, mr. ovechkin says i want to visit the red light district. he has the most points in the nhl since 2005. second period, great vision here. nicholas backstrum. might as well face it, i'm addicted to glove. 35 saves. caps win. ottawa loses so washington get as 17 heading into the

phil mickelson will go up with the final group at 1:53 p.m. on thursday. he will play two more in the par-3 tournament before the real pressure begins on thursday. robert griffin was asked if he would work out. he is expected to be redskin. >> unbelievable. >> a phenomenal player. >> >> 6 feet 8 inches. [ female announcer ] with xfinity you can always expect more. like more on demand shows and movies than ever. and more ways to discover them too. plus more speed from america's fastest internet provider. so you can run more devices at the same time. ♪ feel a firework ♪ [ female announcer ] and best of all, it keeps getting better. no wonder more people choose xfinity over any other provider. ♪ love can be so mystical ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we know that nationals stadium was a place to be this afternoon. after they finished up the they are exhibition game, the wounded warriors took the field. they squared off the team that included our own morning anchor stephen. he got a hit, by the way. way to go, steve. the wounded warriors won the game 17-4. a bunch of heroes out there. fantastic. we will be right back. >> we have the video of the incredible -- the incredible video of the