good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." i made them laugh. i did.ory after overseeing the troubled rollout, kathleen sebelius is set to officially announce her resignation today.

i'm thomas roberts.y," the show that loves a selfie, especially when it's not sponsored by the phone you're taking that with. we have some serious news to start off with. an army specialist is suspected of killing three people before killing himself in a shooting rampage at ft. hood. the dead were active military, 16 are in local hospitals. the soldier identified by nbc news is 30-year-old ivan lopez. he opened fire at one building, then got in a car firing as he drove

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april 16th. welcome to "way too early."atches sesame street, grover remains our favorite character by far. >>> all right. let's take you to the northeast and the city of boston looking ahead to its world famous marathon next monday. after marking the one-year anniversary of the terror attack that ripped through that race. it was a moment of silence at 2.49 yesterday afternoon. that's the time when the first of two bombs went off. thousands gathered

i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 10 pth. wait wait, the show that's been watching the symptoms since bart said "don't have a cow, man." >>> we start with serious news this morning regarding the 16-year-old student now charged as an adult in stabbing attack that injured 21 students and a security guard in murrysville, pennsylvania. alex hribal, the sophomore, allegedly ran through the hallway for nearly five minutes, slashing victims as he went. witnesses say the suspect had a blank expression on his face during the

i'm thomas roberts and this is "way too early".we're watching the president there standing along side his south korean counter parts. president park there talking about the importance of what it means for a nuclear north korea to have a safe peninsula with south korea. let's listen in. >> be sure we implemented fully which will help ensure that south korea can meet the high standards of the partnership. president park thank you for your partnership and all you have done to keep our alliance strong. i'm looking forward to our working dinner tonight. we have seen how much our people can accomplish together. not only for our own countries but for the security and prosperity of the people around the world. we very much appreciate your leadership on that project. [ speaking foreign language ] >> i have a question for president park. madam president, you have announced your unification initiative scentering around -- >> we're watching the live press conference taking place with the remarks from president obama along with his south korean

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april the 30th. welcome to "way too early."not part of the cast of the new "star wars" movie, but we are under consideration for anchorman tres. gracias. after a due process that donald sterling, the nba commissioner adam silver delivered a swift judgment against the clippers owner for his racist remarks. >> the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harpful. that they came from an nba owner on

i'm mika brzezinski in for thomas roberts. it's tuesday, april 29th. welcome to "way too early."

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's wednesday, april 8th and welcome to way too early.s like that rat had a machete though those people were screaming so loudly. it's crazy. we'll talk more about that coming up this half hour. we started out with the flight recorders from missing malaysian jet liner

believe you were a customer there as well and even treated the morning josette to a cronut. >> thomas roberts is the cronut. >> a cronut. >> no, that's thomas's 11:00 show. >> no, there's two more. these are like dragon eggs. i got three. >> are you sure you don't want to try it? >> no. >> joe took that down like a boss. but mika was having none of it. >> look at how good i am, though. i was like psychic that we knew that we were then going to be able to segway into this next story. >> that's true. >> about the mother of all dragons. >> that's true. >> if you're a fan of hbo's "game of thrones" you're probably not running on much sleep. but last night was the highly anticipated 4th season of the series. if you already read the books you know how most of it turns out. the problem is no one knows how the story ends. the arthur george r.r. martin only finished five of the seven books in the series and saturday night live had the author on to talk about the story line and it's not looking good. >> you're having a hard time finishing the last two books in the series. >> well, one problem is i can'

i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 17th.. jen, put on a chicken. that's where the line comes from. put on the chicken. we're going to get to that in the cooler. we'll start with news that we need to. the disaster in the sea of south korea. nine people have been confirmed dead at this hour. nearly 300 still missing after a ferry loaded with high school kids capsized off the country's coast. they're racing to find

tweet me, general, at thomas a. roberts using the #waytooearly. >> another big night for lebron james but this match up with the nets came down to the final seconds. and then security video straight from the golden arches and this customer is -- oh, yeah. this customer is not loving it. we're going to tell you what she did once she got behind the counter. oh. she is feisty. topless and feisty. a check of your weather when "way too early" comes right back. >>> iraqi citizens banging and chipping away at a huge saddam statue in the heart of the city with help from an american military vehicle the heavy bronze statue came tumbling down. it's head dragged on a rope through the streets of the capitol. ♪ when i'm halfway into your heart ♪ ♪ you have to let me know [ female announcer ] when sweet and salty come together, the taste is irresistible. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. nature at its most delicious. sweet and salty nut bars by nature valley. my dad has aor afib.brillation, he has the most common kind... ...it's

i'm mika brzezinski in for thomas roberts. thomas, we're with you and your mom this morning.nday, april 28th. we begin with breaking news overnight. more than a dozen people are dead after a series of tornadoes tore through the middle section of the country. the worst damage appears to be in arkansas. officials have confirmed 16 people killed in the suburbs of little rock. the state is reporting widespread damage with the area now being compared to a war zone. >> i've saw some of the biggest trees just turned upside down and literally the houses picked up and set

i'm mika brzezinski in for thomas roberts. thomas, we're with you and your mom this morning. it's monday, april 28th. we begin with breaking news overnight. more than a dozen people are dead after a series of tornadoes tore through the middle section of the country. the worst damage appears to be in arkansas. officials have confirmed 16 people killed in the suburbs of little rock. the state is reporting widespread damage with the area now being compared to a war zone. >> i've saw some of the biggest trees just turned upside down and literally the houses picked up and set on top of cars. it was over there some of the garages have the cars and garage in the yard. it's a mess. >> at least one person was killed in oklahoma by another tornado. several other states experienced severe storms and there's more bad weather expected today. let's go straight to nbc meteorologist bill karins for more on where the severe storms are likely to hit next. bill? >> we're still watching them occurring now. as we go throughout this afternoon we'll get another mini outbreak. hopefully it won't be

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april 23rd.elcome to "way too early," a show not intimidated to ivy in the outfield. mike barnicle is with us, making us look at what it like to be here in 1914. he'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 poste

. >>> hey, everybody, i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 24th. welcome to way too early. whatever is necessary to plait at peak levels. what is on the back of the tie? on the neck? you have to be smarter about it. we are going to talk about that up in sports. >>> we have breaking news out of

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." pushing the onsie to new heights.

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." i made them laugh. i did. i pay them good for that. let's get to it. our first story after overseeing the troubled rollout, kathleen sebelius is set to officially announce her resignation today. sebelius painted a rosy picture only to see the website collapse under the heavy volume and questionable security. >> dead line after dead line missed. it's as if the agency is in disarray trying to make the october 1st deadline. >> we will be open for enrollment in october of 2013 and will be enrolling americans across the country january 1st, 2014. >> you can say sure us? >> i can only tell you what i'm telling you. we are on track to meet october 1st. i can't tell you what exactly will happen at every step, i can tell you that is the determination. we're on track to meet it. >> well, you're not on track. >> we have had a few slowdowns, a few glitches, but it's a great problem to have. it's based on the fact that the volume has been so high and the interest is so high. >> i'm going to try and download every movie eve

"way too early" with thomas roberts starts now. >>> i phoned him and say it's been great, you've beentwork has been great, but i'm retiring. >> really? >> yep. >> you actually did this? >> yes, i did. >> wow. thank you very much, and what this means now is that paul and i can be married. >> guess what? after three decades in the late night arena day announcing he's retiring. who does cbs have the eye on to replace him? >>> more personal details emerging about the gunman at fort hood. the darker mystery remains about what triggered. >>> mozilla's ceo divorces himself after the marriage equality. this is "way too early." hey everybody, good morning. it's friday, april 4th. welcome to "way too early." a show looking for a house band. i hear there's one available. now we've heard david letterman, his studio audience and a lot of people around the country after announcing the run on late night tv is congresswomcoming to an e >> sometime in the not too distant future, 2015, for the love of god, paul and i will be wrapping things up and taking a hike. thank you. thanks, everybody. >>> a

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." pushing the onsie to new heights. we coined the phrase. on the list to get one. >>> we want to start off on a serious note. breaking news overseas. it was overnight that chile was rocked by a magnitude 8.2 earthquake. it was felt as far as bolivia and peru. it struck the northern coast near a major port city. at least five people have been killed either being crushed under rubble or suffering heart attacks. the earthquake triggered a small tsunami. an advisory was issued for hawaii to warn about strong currents. thousands of people were evacuated on the pacific coast. thousands more are without pour. officials are beginning to assess the damage. it's clear that it sparked fires that destroyed buildings, landslide were created. 300 women from a female prison escaped at this hour. many are reportedly, still, on the loose. we're keeping our eye on the story and bring you more throughout the morning. >>> mayor vitamin sent gray has been ousted in the primary. emerged from a field of nine candidates to defeat. providing gr

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april the 30th. welcome to "way too early."he show is not part of the cast of the new "star wars" movie, but we are under consideration for anchorman tres. gracias. after a due process that donald sterling, the nba commissioner adam silver delivered a swift judgment against the clippers owner for his racist remarks. >> the views expressed by mr. sterling are deeply offensive and harpful. 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 let's break this down. it means 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 that he owns ever again. and this is on top of a maximum $2.5 million fine. which is nominal considering his estimated net worth is around $1.9 billion. here's the question, though, of how long sterling will own the clippers. now that remains in do

. >>> hey, everybody, i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 24th. welcome to way too early. we will do whatever is necessary to plait at peak levels. what is on the back of the tie? on the neck? you have to be smarter about it. we are going to talk about that up in sports. >>> we have breaking news out of afghanistan. a shooting in kabul left three americans dead. it's run by cure, an american charity organization with branchs around the world. a security guard is blamed with shooting at least one doctor and two americans. one other was wounded. he is in custody after shooting himself in the head. cure is a non-profit, faith-based organization. the hospital in kabul was established in 2005 and treats nearly 37,000 patients every year. >>> president obama is on the first full day of a week-long trip in asia. he arrived yesterday in japan. the new ambassador to japan greeted him, and he had dinner at a famous sushi restaurant where the average meal is 400 bucks. president obama gave it a glowing review. >> thank you. that's great sushi there. terrific. thank you very much. >>

i'm thomas roberts. this is "way too early," the show that loves a selfie, especially when it's not sponsored by the phone you're taking that with. we have some serious news to start off with. an army specialist is suspected of killing three people before killing himself in a shooting rampage at ft. hood. the dead were active military, 16 are in local hospitals. the soldier identified by nbc news is 30-year-old ivan lopez. he opened fire at one building, then got in a car firing as he drove off. he then reportedly fired at another building before taking his own life. he was carrying a .45 caliber smith and wesson semiautomatic handgun that he recently bought. that weapon was not registered on base. he was being treated for mental health. >> he was not diagnosed as of today with ptsd. he was undergoing a diagnosis process to determine if he had ptsd. that is a lengthy process. there are reports that he self-reported a traumatic brain injury previously coming back from the iraq war. he was not a wounded wa

and donnie deutsch and thomas roberts. in boston, mike barnacle. we have a lot to talk about. atlantic. they unveiled it, man. look at this. closing the confidence gap. i'm excited about this for a couple reasons. obviously a good friend of our show. secondly you can rat

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early" for april the 14th. this is the show that is simultaneously tracking developments in the ukraine and is equal to sharp nato. sharp nato in the news, people. we will have that for you. we start with the ukraine and its president is launching a large-scale operation to retake buildings in the east. military forces engaged in shootouts with russian separatists. meanwhile, groups loyal to ukraine are scuffling in the streets with pro russian groups. u.s. state department is confronting moscow head on by putting out talking points accusing the kremlin of direct responsibility. the u.s. claims armed russian operatives have been arrested and trying to flame this. the u.n. security council convened an emergency council that was mostly filled with finger pointing over the escalation. >> we know who is behind this. indeed, the only entity in the area capable of these coordinated escalated military actions is russia. the sink crow niced surgical seizure occurred in towns along the main highway followed by armed roa

i'm thomas roberts. it is tuesday, april 22nd. welcome to "way too early."e prices no matter what. like dolly parton says it takes a lot of money to look this cheap. it does. anyway we want to start -- thank you, joey. >>> we begin in boston where it's a bittersweet day that turned into a historic moment on boylston street. >> he knows a good photo opportunity when he sees it coming. there's the line. he's across.

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april 23rd.a show not intimidated to ivy in the outfield. mike barnicle is with us, making us look at what it like to be here in 1914. he'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

i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 10 pth. welcome to wait wait, the show that's been watching the symptoms since bart said "don't have a cow, man." >>> we start with serious news this morning regarding the 16-year-old student now charged as an adult in stabbing attack that injured 21 students and a security guard in murrysville, pennsylvania. alex hribal, the sophomore, allegedly ran through the hallway for nearly five minutes, slashing victims as he went. witnesses say the suspect had a blank expression on his face during the entire attack. a smart thinking student pulled the fire alarm. >> i came down the stairs and i saw the kid, and mr. king was yelling at him and i didn't know why. i turned around and saw him stab sarg, the police officer and afterwards he went down and mr. king took off to take the kid down and i was right behind him and we both jumped on him and immobilized him. >> you instinctively reacted like that? >> i was looking for a garbage can to hit him with. >> the student had two knives, one in each home. t

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, april 16th. welcome to "way too early."he show that still watches sesame street, grover remains our favorite character by far. >>> all right. let's take you to the northeast and the city of boston looking ahead to its world famous marathon next monday. after marking the one-year anniversary of the terror attack that ripped through that race. it was a moment of silence at 2.49 yesterday afternoon. that's the time when the first of two bombs went off. thousands gathered on the finish line there. officials laid wreaths. they were joined by family members of the three people killed. and first responders and survivors, under an invitation only tribute. remarks punctuated by vice president joe biden. >> next monday on patriots' day when i'm told that the 36,000 people line up to start the marathon, will you send a resounding message around the world, not just to the rest of the world, but to the terrorists. that we will never yield. we will never cower. america will never, ever, ever stand down. we are boston. we are america. we

"way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. >>> no matter what challenges they had, no matter message couldn't be clearer. i won't back down. >> #fourmoreyears. yes! galaxy's favorite out of control politician is running for re-election. can rob ford really keep his seat? >>> they upset lots of fans. that's not the reason why presidential secret service agent wanted to shoot the mascot. >>> search and rescue mission continues on mt. everest after a tragedy claims the lives of more than a dozen tour guides. this is "way too early." hey, everybody. great to have you with us. welcome to "way too early," a show that has a new update on the "mrs. doubtfire" sequel and why twitter is blasting one of its child stars. big stuff. we'll talk about that, coming up in a little while. >>> secretary of state john kerry says diplomacy may have just spared ukraine and russia from a, quote, complete and total implosion. two countries along with the u.s. and eu reached a deal aimed at defusing the tension in the region. more say over governmental decisions in the future. some of the gunmen are

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. it's monday, april 7th, 2014. welcome to "way too early."g. we'll start with serious news which is the update for flight 370 and what officials call their best lead yet in the hunt for the missing jet liner. on two separate occasions u.s. navy equipment detected audio signals from deep in the indian ocean. while there's hope of a possible break through, there's still signs they need to wait for definitive proof. >> and again, i would ask all of you to treat this information cautiously and responsibly until such time as we can

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early" for april the 14th.his is the show that is simultaneously tracking developments in the ukraine and is equal to sharp nato. sharp nato in the news, people. we will have that for you. we start with the ukraine and its president is launching a large-scale operation to retake buildings in the east. military forces engaged in shootouts with russian

i'm mika brzezinski in for thomas roberts. it's tuesday, april 29th. welcome to "way too early."e begin with another day of deadly weather in the south. at least 11 people are dead after a second round of tornadoes tore through mississippi, alabama, and tennessee. that brings the death toll on sunday to at least 28 people. in mississippi officials are reporting damage to every building within a two-block span. the tornado was so strong the local nbc meteorologist was forced to seek safety during a live broadcast. >> basement now. >> go! >> let's go! no! what? >> now! >> that was in tupelo. in alabama, officials say residents could still be trapped in buildings that were destroyed. at least two deaths confirmed in limestone county. and new security camera footage has new showing of the moments a tornado swept through on sunday leaving more than a dozen people dead. let's go to sarah dallof. she has more on the deadly tornado. sarah? >> mika, good morning. the tornado warnings started about 8:00 p.m. about a 20-minute drive from here. and they went until about midnight. hotel guest

i'm thomas roberts. it's thursday, april 17th.elcome to way too early, the show like the movie mrs. doubtfire. jen, put on a chicken. that's where the line comes from. put on the chicken. we're going to get to that in the cooler. we'll start with news that we need to. the disaster in the sea of south korea. nine people have been confirmed dead at this hour. nearly 300 still missing after a ferry loaded with high school kids capsized off the country's coast. they're racing to find survivors. strong current and bad weather are hampering efforts by divers to get inside the crippled ship. more than 170 people have been found alive so far. many with injuries. video shows stranded students yelling for rescuers to save a young girl. she was pulled to safety and is expected to be okay. but her parents and her brother, they're still missing. it's a heart wrenching wait for the families of the victims. relatives are holding out hope that their loved ones will be found alive. there's plenty of anger over how south korea's government has hand

i'm thomas roberts. it is tuesday, april 22nd. welcome to "way too early." the show that promises not to raise prices no matter what. like dolly parton says it takes a lot of money to look this cheap. it does. anyway we want to start -- thank you, joey. >>> we begin in boston where it's a bittersweet day that turned into a historic moment on boylston street. >> he knows a good photo opportunity when he sees it coming. there's the line. he's across. >> he became the first american man to win the boston marathon in 31 years. his time to do it 2:08-38. he became the oldest winner doing it for the late 30 somethings, paid a touching tribute to the three victims killed. m.i.t. officer by writing their names on his bib. he was honored to win in such a special race, he says. >> you know, boston was known last year for the tragedy but coming to america to turn that left turn and get a crowd, this is for the people, the boston strong and we're resilient as runners and want to give it back and change what happened and it was known for the bomb explosion and this year

thomas, roberts in the majority. it is the same breakdown we had in the citizens united ruling a few years ago. >> justice breyer, correct me if took the not so much unusual step of reading part of his dissent from the bench. he was not too thrilled with today's ruling. >> he was not. he went after it in very strong terms. he said this court had left all efforts to control the influence of money in politics as a mere remnant of what had been intended to be. he said the court created a big loophole that will let people give a whole -- give money to a whole lot of different places knowing that it will be funneled to a particular candidate. termsressed in as strong as he could have that the court stepped in something that it had no right to be in. >> what is the impact of today's ruling likely to be? cycle,he last election there was something like 1200 people who bumped up against the limit that was in place. it was $117,000 in the last cycle. it is not a huge number of people. it does impact other avenues there has bee

with us on set we have the host of "way too early," thomas roberts. llo, thomas. >> hi. >> msnbc and "time" magazine political analyst mark halperin. >> morning. >> and president of the council on foreign relations, richard haass. and from boston where we begin today, contributor mike barnicle. mike, 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 t

and donnie deutsch and thomas roberts. in boston, mike barnacle. we have a lot to talk about. first of all, donnie, wow. atlantic. they unveiled it, man. look at this. closing the confidence gap. i'm excited about this for a couple reasons. obviously a good friend of our show. secondly you can relate with me here because we are brothers from another mother here. we need to close this gap. for you and me this is something that has tortured us for decades. and i think if we had a little more confidence we may have gone further in this crazy world. >> you and i could learn from that. >> we can, yeah. >> what's interesting is our talent far exceeds our confidence level. >> katty, can men really learn from what you're saying? >> we have asterisks at the end of them. this does not apply to scarborough and deutsch. >> one of my favorite parts is little boys andirls g in third or fourth grade are questioned about their math skills. and young girls always say they are actually worse in math than they actually are. little boys are far more confident in math than they should be. >> it do

nicole wallace and thomas roberts are still bus.olitical analyst and visiting professor at nyu harold ford jr. we will launch in here and update everybody on ft. hood. an army specialist suspected of killing three people before killing himself in a shooting rampage. it is the same military post where a gunman killed 13 people back in 2009. yesterday's dead were all active military and 16 others are being treated at local hospitals. some in critical condition. the soldier identified to nbc news as 34-year-old ivan lopez allegedly opened fire in one building and got in a car firing as he went. reports say he opened fire in another building where he reportedly took his own life. officials on the base say he was carrying just a .45 caliber smith and wesson semiautomatic handgun he recently purchased but wasn't registered on base. lopez served in iraq four months in 2011 and was being treated for his mental health. >> he was not diagnosed as of today with ptsd. he was undergoing a diagnosis process to determine if he had ptsd. that is a

thomas roberts?ugh, if it's way too early, what time is it? >> it's "morning joe." but stick around with chuck todd and "the daily run down." >> it's going to be luke. >>> after months of scrutiny, scorn and ultimately 7.5 million sign-ups health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius says she's stepping down and president obama is expected to announce his nominee to succeed her later this morning. >>> meantime, granite counters, scott brown makes it official in new hampshire, he wants back in the senate and he switched states to try something no one has done in modern politics. >>> also this morning a personal appeal from pope francis, asking for forgiveness on the church's child sex abuse scandals. >>> good morning from washington. it certainly is a busy friday morning april 1st, 2014. this is "the daily rundown." i'm luke russert in for chuck todd and we'll have an update on the horrible bus

thomas roberts and steve rattner. so you went to yale. the only time they let me on the campus, for the william f. buckley program up there. our good friend jack got me up there and talked to the group and they are, you know, i had to go underground and knock on three pipes and they opened up this room and there were actually a group of conservatives huddled. they of court -- >> were they in like a shelter? >> they were in a shelter. sort of like u.c. berkeley. >> they don't look like conservatives. >> no, it was a great event. great program. and a lot of young people there that are very bright and there was one request from a gentleman in the audience who watches the show. he said when i leave and just leave the show to you, he said you need to have at least one conservative within like ten miles of the set. so there you go. >> okay. >> so a lot of news to cover today. vladimir putin just spoke. also the south korea -- >> why don't we start there. this developing story is bound to become even more heart breaking if that's possible. it is

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. ♪ ♪ >>> just here for thomas roberts. >> heilemann said that. >> i did not. >> let's look at the morninghe herald sun. the cost of the missing flight 370 could quarter the top of a billion dollars. that's the word from the safety bureau chief. the underwater sub search will continue for three days. but this plans beyond that are unclear. saturday marks six weeks since the plane disappeared. >> from our parade of papers, the chicago tribune, pope francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 elderly and disabled people yesterday during mass. the pontiff broke from tradition once again on performing on both women and non-catholics. last year he washed the feet of muslim inmates at a detention center. he's showing his willingness to serve god. >> i love this guy. u.s. today, beau biden will be on the ballot in 2016. it's not the vice president. you know who it is? beau biden. the older son of the vice president. >> beau not joe. great guy. >> running for governor of delaware in 2016 and will not seek a third team as attorney general. he writes it is not right to ask for your support knowing that

probably the best co-host on the face of the earth for dealing with this with me. >> who's that, thomas robertsto you for a very long time. we look forward to getting your report tomorrow. mike, what did you learn? >> that was a striking statement that mika just made about you. secondly i learned mika's favorite team, uconn, congratulations to the huskies and hopefully the husky women win tonight against notre dame. >> thomas. >> also on that note, if they do, it will be the second time in ten years that both the men and the women's uconn teams have walked away with that title, so good luck to them. >> ed. >> i've learned this is an amazing country. we have someone running for the u.s. senate in south carolina who wants south carolina to print its own currency. >> why can't they just pay in pimento cheese. it's good down there. >> that is without a doubt the most delicate currency. what did you learn? >> guys play as a team. i still love that in the ncaa. i love kentucky but uconn played as a team. >> i'm going for uconn tonight. we love geno and so we'll see what happens. if it's way too early

good morning, i'm thomas robe s roberts.show is still fueled by a chilled vintage collection of bartles and james. remember those guys? we want to start on a serious note. we begin in boston. it will be a bitter sweet day. the boston marathon will be held for the first time sings the deadly bombings last year. 36,000 people will be taking part in the run.

good morning, i'm thomas robe s roberts. this show is still fueled by a chilled vintage collection of bartles and james. remember those guys? we want to start on a serious note. we begin in boston. it will be a bitter sweet day. the boston marathon will be held for the first time sings the deadly bombings last year. 36,000 people will be taking part in the run. the second largest field in history. security will be extremely tight with more than 3,000 officers both in uniform and undercover and more than 100 high tech surveillance cameras added. it is sure to be an emotional day for a group of runners who survived determined to finally cross that finish line. >> probably 100 yards from the finish when the first explosion happened and then there was no finish line. it was important to come back to finish not only for myself but for everybody else. >> we're a big, happy family. anybody will go out of their way to help each other. i think that's what we're trying to show, that terrorism won't stop the running community and it wo

. >> and also, from "way to early," robert thomas. >> mika, you went to the white house? >> i was going to talk about 7.1 million americans. >> you went to the white house yesterday and you saw the red sox with the president. >> it was the greatest day. >> and you brought your daughter and her boyfriend and what a great day. >> so graham got to meet big papi. and there's amelia. look at them. seriously. presidential material and then me photo bombing them. we had the most wonderful time. then, ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states, elizabeth warren was there and kelly ayotte was there. >> kelly obviously a huge red sox fan. >> the red sox brought everybody together. >> there's the next president of the united states right there. >> oh, no doubt about it. >> papi for president. >> so it was exciting, huh? >> two deserving kids, too. >> so big news out of the white house. they're very happy not only celebrating the red sox but also celebrating this -- >> you're not going to -- >> it seemed like the thing to say. >> what i tweeted yesterday and i'll s

at the same time the crowds were celebrating msnbc thomas roberts was reporting live and then this happenedriffin from the hrc talking on the telephone, which i believe is with president obama. chad is right there. >> the president is on the line from air force one. >> president obama. >> go ahead. >> hello, mr. president, this is chris perry. >> and sandy, we thank you so much for your support. >> we are real proud of you guys and we're so glad that in california and a growing number of states around your leadership so you guys should be very proud of today and your courage, you are helping out a whole lot of people everywhere. >> the man holding the phone in that clip is chad griffin. his efforts are part of a new book called "forcing the spring" by jo becker here with me in studio. also with us are the two women you saw on the phone with the president, chris perry and sandy steer. they were two of the four plaintiffs in the prop 8 case that pushed for same-sex marriage rights in the state of california. also with us for the first time on television, the daughter of the attorney who argue

back to perth with geoffry thomas, and robert the editor of flying magazine. richard quest is back with me here in new york. geoffry, to you first, you see some parallels between what is happening with mh-370 and the successful search for air france 447. explain that to us. >> yes, indeed, don. with the search for 447, when they finally triangulated where they believed the wreckage was, they put down a bluefin-21 to have a look. it took them actually eight days, even though they knew virtually precisely where the plane was, it still took them eight days to find it. the wreckage on the bottom was confined to a small area, as well. we're in day four, four and a half in to this search on the bottom. we have a long ways to go yet before we sort of really completed a thorough search of the area where the pings have come from. don't forget, we have had four very strong pings. we had two fade out pings. according to one of the greatest wreck hunters of the world, david burns, he says we've found it. he's very, very confident that they are looking in the right spot. t

. >>> with us on set, "way too early" thomas roberts. mas had. we have an image that is forever burned in our minds. >> you share you want to share the image? >> i already told them we can't burn pictures but i told them to burn the hard drive. that one is okay. burn the hard drive. >> you can't show the full shot. >> it's like a smurf. >> three-quarter one that kills me. >> a mechanic smurf. >> if you want a "way too early" onsie i can get you one. >> no. >>> with us is msnbc political analyst steve schmidt is here. extra large. in washington, nbc news and political director and host of "the daily rundown" chuck todd and with us is also is the a.p.'s julie pace. a lot to talk about this morning. let's jump into obamacare. i'm fascinated to get steve's response to this and have chuck tell us, along with julie, the story. >> we note the deadline came and went and a rocky road for president obama and getting to the aca, a lot of people under pressure to get signed up and despite ongoing glitches throughout the weekend the a.p. says the prog