it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist. this is "way too early."side down in the polls. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius radio. you can shoot me an e-mail or tweet me. let me know what you're doing up at this

it's "way too early" for this. > >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," thes polling well in battleground states among likely voters with untreatable sleep disorders. i'm glad you're up with us this morning, watching on msnbc or listening on sirius xm radio. shoot me an email or tweet me @williegeist 1. or text your response to 622639. we'll read your best responses later. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, may 31st. a lot to tell you about, including seattle in a state of shock after a deadly shooting spre

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"way too early with willie geist" starts right now.n berry. >>> heads roll at jpmorganchase as three top executives including the woman who oversaw the unit whose gamble set off the more than $2 billion loss announced last week. the question is will this moment on wall street change the way investment banks are regulated? we'll talk live in a rough to aaron ross sorkin. >>> "newsweek" dubs president obama the first gay president. rainbow halo included days after "time" put a mother nursing her giant 3-year-old on the cover. will where this magazine arms race take us next. >>> a story out of hollywood. a janitor at columbia university walks the stage and gets his diploma after taking classes in between his shifts. the question is, what's your excuse for not studying. it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show not afraid to all get up in a big gulp of mountain dew before this show at 5:30 a.m. i'm glad you're watching or listening live on sirius xm radio. tweet me

. >> good morning, i'm willie geist, this "way too early," the show that lost the 1977 french open to guillermo villas. glad you're up watching us on msnbc or listening to us on s sirius xm radio. or text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday, may 30th. a lot to tell you about, including the u.s. state department suggesting iran i'd aided and abetted the massacre last week in syria. where is that coming from? >>> plus the president invites bob dylan to the white house, and yes, dylan rolls in wearing shades. we will count the ways we love bobby a bit later in the show. >>> first, to the news live at 5:30 a.m. in 30 rock in new york city. the u.n. security council meets today to discuss the crisis in syria. but there is little hope that diplomats in new york can do anything to stop the increasingly brutal conversation. just this morning, russia and china insisted they will block any attempt by the council to authorize foreign military intervention. russia has been a long-

. >>> stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> the evolution is complete -declares that he personally supports the right of gay and lesbian couples to marry. the question is, how long has the president been holding that secret and when would he have announced it. >>> mitt romney states again that he believes marriage is meant to be between a man and a woman, the question is how will the now clear-cut distinction between the two candidates on this issue impact the vote in november? we'll talk live in a minute to mark halperin. >>> and we won't see the new york knicks again until around election day as the miami heat make all that linsanity a distant memory by ending the knicks' season. the question is who in the nba is going to beat the heat with the way they'r playing. it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist, this is the show that reminds you joe biden's name check of "will and grace" on "meet the press," set all this in motion. i'm glad you're up with us this morning, watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius radio. shoot me an

"way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> the nbc/"wall street journal" polls are out,president obama with a slight overall edge on mitt romney but with double-digit leads among women, latinos, young people and independents. all this while joe biden was back on the trail hammering romney's economic vision for the country. how does romney reverse some of these persistent poll problems? >>> another day down for facebook as its stumbling public roll-out continues among new reports that analysts at morgan stanley weren't investors before friday's ipo that it could be a dud. the question is what's going on with facebook's stock price? we'll have a live report to try to sort through this. >>> hollywood has a great story as the l.a. kings, the last team in the playoffs out west, advance to the stanley cup finals in dramatic style. the question is, how excited is the nhl by the prospect of an l.a./new york stanley cup? it's way too early for this. >>> good morning. i'm willie geist and this is "way too early" the show that like zuckerberg, also ran a company out of its college

i'm willie geist. this is "way too early."ial day much like the rest of the country. watching the "lockup" marathon on msnbc. i'm glad you are up and watching on msnbc or listening on sirius xm radio. you can e-mail me or tweet me. or text me word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show.

it's "way too early" for this. >> good morning, i'm willie geist, this "way too early," the show that french open to guillermo villas. glad you're up watching us on msnbc or listening to us on s sirius xm radio. or text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday, may 30th. a lot to tell you about, including the u.s. state department suggesting ir

it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early" the showrning enjoys a lunavar which i realized weeks ago calls itself the only whole nutrition bar for women. true story. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. you can e-mail me or tweet

it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning i'm willie geist and this is "way too early" the showse disastrous ipo is a cautionary tale from the cable news bubble of the late '90s. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. you can e-mail me or tweet me @willieguest1. le

. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early" the show that every morning enjoys a lunavar which i realized weeks ago calls itself the only whole nutrition bar for women. true story. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. you can e-mail me or tweet me @willie geist 1 or you can do what prince charles often does and text the word awake followed by a response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this friday, may 11th. a massive bombing in syria that has ripped that country even further apart today. we'll have a report from richard engel. plus a tradition unlike any other. yes, it's that time of the year, again. time for some ritual indian baby tossing. highlights of this year's events later in the show. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. president obama is off to reno, nevada, this morning after a record-setting fund-raiser last night in california. about 150 people paid 40 grand a pop to attend a backyard dinner party with the p

thanks to jonathan, joy, ryan and thank you, as always to willie geist, staying up so late to stay on way too early on msnbc, at the insane hour, i will say the insane hour of 5:30 in the morning. >> you're so kind to return the favor tomorrow morning live in studio, alex wagner. >> there will be muppets. see you back here noon eastern. david frahm, rick tyler, karen finney. find us at facebook.com/nowwithalex. "andrea mitchell reports" is next. good afternoon, andrea. >> as we say at the state department, muppet are not negotiable. next, on a serious subject, marking one year since the raid on bin laden's compound, nbc news terrorist and head of the national terrorism center, michael lighter, he was in the situation room with president obama. is bin laden's death being plit side? would mitt romney have made the same call? romney adviser former senator jim talent joins us with tom daschle and nicholas burns next on "andrea mitchell reports." i am going to become facebook friends with our babysitter. no. these work, right? no. all right. mom! look what i found in the shed! no! no! no!

mike barnicle along with willie geist. i guess all of you have seen the flurry of polls out. the usa today/gallup poll, on the front page of usa today, which i'm sure millions of you will, you see the headline, two in three say a better economy is ahead. there is some positive news. you would think that benefit would accrue to the president. right now, it's not. 71% rate today's economy conditions as poor. 29 say the economy is in good shape. the poll shows americans are optimistic about their financial future. 6 in 10 predict the economy will be good one year from now. i guarantee they are not saying that in europe. 56% say the economy will get better if mitt romney were elected. 9% less. 46% say president obama would improve it if he gets a second term. when asked their opinion of the two presidential candidates, mitt romney is closing the gap on president obama with 50% of the voters having a favorable view of the massachusetts governor. let's stop right there. my god. andrea, we have been talking about this for a long time. the gop primary often was a freak show. it was a

in new york, the great willie geist. last night, katty kay, he was in town for the event which mika and i hosted since 1927. the crowds were maddening. it was colin powell said the average age went down about 30 years. what the organizers of this event couldn't imagine, maybe you can explain it to us. why is it that over the past few years we have awarded the -- the awards to george h.w. bush, bono, bill clinton and the stars of all-stars yet last night, for some reason, still in 2012, british royalty gets a greater reception? it's a cultural phenomenon. what is it in america that causes that? >> it's as if we cut the ties with mommy's aprons, but we haven't really. there's a real affection and resurgence of it. we were in london. look at the crowds of people that came from america to witness that. >> right. >> the whole royal family is on a high at the moment. this is a brand that is doing well at the moment in britain and in the states as well. after the death of diana, there was a lull. there wasn't a figure for ameri

"way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> with yet another new national poll showing presidentitt romney in a dead heat in the race for the white house, the president uses the cory booker moment and the international nato venue to go after again romney's record at boehner capital. the question is what did an agitated mayor have to say in an exclusive interview last night? we'll show you. >>> this facebook ipo hasn't rolled out the way mark zuckerberg hoped it would with the stock falling 11% after a shaky friday debut. what's going on with the most anticipated stock offering in recent history and when will it turn around. >>>

stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> with syrian rebels demanding an endse-fire so they can fight back against the government, the united states ambassador to the u.n. warns that the u.s. and its allies my have to act outside the u.n. security council in the face of resistance from china and russia. the question is, what exactly did ambassador susan rice mean by taking actions outside the council? we'll have a live report. >>> new nbc numbers give mitt romney reason to smile this morning. he's running neck and neck in at least three battleground states, won in 2008 by barack obama. the question is can romney steal enough of those many, many swing states from the president to win the election? and rajon rondo goes nuts in the game two of the eastern conference finals. hanging 44 points on the heat.

stay tuned, "way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> one day after the news that a drone al qaeda lieutenant in yemen, the cia says it thwarted a plot to smuggle a bomb on to a plane flying into the united states. the question is what did the investigation teach us about the broader threat of al qaeda in yemen. meanwhile, rick santorum finally bytes the bullet and endorses mitt romney albeit in a late night e-mail to supporters where the actual endorsement comes in paragraph 13. the question is, fair to say this endorsement is one step above a late night drunk text? >>> and new york and washington in an incredible last-second finish that could determine and swing their nhl playoff series. the question is, how bad was this bo b

i'm willie geist. this is way too early. the light hitting show that's going to honor josh hamilton by striking out four times this morning. i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening on sirius radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me. what are you doing up this morning or text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later on in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday, may the 9th. a lot to tell you about including new detail on the cia seizure of that bomb headed on an airplane from yemen to the united states. turns out the man carrying it was not a terrorist at all. we'll explain. >>> plus, i had this weird dream that vladimir putin was playing hockey one day after winning the election and silvio berlusconi was cheering him on. >>> here at "30 rock" in new york city at 5:30 a.m. we begin with the end of an era. senator dick lugar will not be heading back to capital hill. it was not close. senator lugar first elected in 1976 lost by 22

"way too early with willie geist" starts right now. >>> president obama ramping up the attacks in iowat night telling his supporters that mitt romney, despite his claims of business success doesn't have a single idea about how to fix the economy. romney says the president is attacking capitalism itself. the question is, in the end, will the american people decide romney's time at bain capital makes him better suited to solve the economic problems of the country? >>> about a month after the excavation of a new york city basement returned the name etan patz to the national mind. some 33 years after his disappearance. a man is arrest and confesses to killing the child in 1979. the question is,

willie geist is next. >>> as we emerge from a decade of conflict abroad and economic crisis at home,time to renew america, an america where our children live free from fear and have the skills to claim their dreams. a united america of grit and resilience where sunlight glistens off soaring new towers in manhattan and we build our future as one people, as one nation. >> that is president obama on an unannounced visit to afghan stoon, meeting with troops and signing a deal with president karzai that ties the united states to afghanistan for a decade beyond the 2014 withdrawal date. the question is,

good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show bullish on this myface business. i'm flat you're watching on msnbc or listening. you can e-mail a waytooearly@msnbc.com or tweet me @will @williegeist, 622639 for your text. it's a cram session for tuesday, may 22nd. president obama's trip to joplin, missouri, one year after the tornado. he was there last night. we'll show you what he had to say. plus, our first look at the most anticipated sequel since "scissor act ii" back in the habit, ron burgundy and the boys have slapped together a trailer for "anchorman ii." 30 rock in new york city. >>> president obama says if mitt romney is willing to talk about his time at boehner capital, it is fair game for democrats to talk about it too. speaking at a news conference during the nato summit in chicago on monday, the president argued that his opponent's record as a corporate ceo is open to debate. president obama saying a successful career in private equity does not make one fit to run the country's economy. >> my view of private equity is that it is set up to maximize pro

. >> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," kind of thought today was memorial dayh that. the random monday afternoon barbecue i'll go ahead with. listening live on sirius xm radio, shoot me an e-mail or tweet me @williegeist1.

"way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >> just this morning, russia announces it will block the u.n. to intervene in syria. saying it would be quote premature. this, as the united states and a dozen allies expel syrian diplomats. the question is why are russia and china continuing to defend syria, even after the latest massacre there? we will have a live report. >>> it is official -- mitt romney is the republican nominee for president. but that occasion overshadowed by his spending the evening in vegas, with donald j. trump. the question is, what is in it for mitt to stand side by side with the donald. and a huge upset at the french open as fifth-seeded serena williams bounced in the first round by the 111th

willie geist is next. >>> as we emerge from a decade of conflict abroad and economic crisis at home,time to renew america, an america where our children live free from fear and have the skills to claim their dreams. a united america of grit and resilience where sunlight glistens off soaring new towers in manhattan and we build our future as one people, as one nation. >> that is president obama on an unannounced visit to afghan stoon, meeting with troops and signing a deal with president karzai that ties the united states to afghanistan for a decade beyond the 2014 withdrawal date. the question is, will even 2024, near a quarter century after 9/11, be long enough to create a stable country there? we will talk to medal of honor recipient colonel jack jacobs. >>> nearly two hours after the president left afghanistan, a suicide killed in kabul. the question is, was this a taliban message to president obama? we will have a live report from kabul. >>> and mitt romney met yesterday with former new york city mayor rudy giuliani declaring in the middle of this political flap

i'm willie geist, and this is "way too early," the show being investigated by the fbi for early morningainst humanity. i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. e-mail me or tweet me, let me know what you're doing up. or

. >> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," kind of thought today was memorial day. i'm going to be real honest with that. the random monday afternoon barbecue i'll go ahead with. listening live on sirius xm radio, shoot me an e-mail or tweet me @williegeist1. the best responses will be read later. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session, a lot going on including the mayor of newark, knowledge new jersey and supporter of president obama cory booker defending boehner capital. we will let him explain. >>> plus, we should be sent out this way. kristen wiig dances with her castmates as she's serenaded by mick jagger on her last show on "snl." first of all, to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city, president obama will lead day two of talks in chicago with dozens of foreign leaders as nato works out the timetable for ending the afghanistan war that has lasted for more than a decade. members of the 28-nation alliance expected to endorse a plan to hand over control of combat operations to afghan forces by the middle of next year. 2013. the

i'm jonathan capehart in for willie geist. this is "way too early." i'm glad you are up this morning with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail at way too early@msnbc or tweet me at williegeist 1. or you can do what paul pierre does and text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, may 24th. there's a lot going on today, including new revelations that last month's fiesta in colombia wasn't the first time secret service agents ran into trouble on the job. >>> plus -- >> i think it's especially applicable to today's ceremonies. it goes like this. ♪ this is how we do it >> "saturday night live's" andy samberg sends off harvard's class of 2012 with a hilarious speech. that's ahead in the cooler. >>> but let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> new poll numbers show president obama holding a narrow lead over mitt romney in three key battlegr

i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that's happy to have that debate. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail, tweet me, whatever your pleasure. let me know what you're doing up at this hour. or do what the french do, text the word "awake" to 622639. we'll read the responses later in the show. the next 30 minute sz your cram show for this monday may 7th. >>> the air strike in yemen looks to have killed one of the men who is alleged to have been behind the 200 bombing of the "uss cole." we'll have details there. >>> plus, jon stewart goes between two ferns with that gentleman there, zach galifianakis. how could you possibly miss that? we'll have the clip later in the show. >>> first let's get to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in nor p new york city. a political backlash against fiscal austerity is sweeping across europe. in france, francois hollande defeated french president nicholas car soezy in a runoff sunday. a string of politicians to fall. mr. hollande's victory

. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show not afraid to all get up in a big gulp of mountain dew before this show at 5:30 a.m. i'm glad you're watching or listening live on sirius xm radio. tweet me @wil @williegeist. the next 30 minutes is your cram session. a lot to tell you butting the ceo of yahoo! stepping down because of a mistake on his resume. did he really mean to do that. >>> plus, will ferrell returns "snl" and brought "w" him. >> i used to catch grief all the time from president cheney. >> highlights of his big night upstairs a by later. first to the news live at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. the chief investment officer at jpmorganchase is set to step aside after its $2 billion loss. ina drew is being held accountable for the financial blunder which cost the company $14 billion in stock market value. investors learned about it last week. jamie dimon spoke on "meet the press" to david gregory yesterday. he says it's too early to know if any rules were violated but the level of miscalculation is clear. >> we know we were sloppy. we k

. > >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that's polling well in battleground states among likely voters with untreatable sleep disorders. i'm glad you're up with us this morning, watching on msnbc or listening on sirius xm radio. shoot me an email or tweet me @williegeist 1. or text your response to 622639. we'll read your best responses later. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this thursday, may 31st. a lot to tell you about, including seattle in a state of shock after a deadly shooting spree there yesterday. we'll have the latest. >>> plus -- >> these damn bills that come up all the damn time, come out here at the last second and i got try to figure out how to vote for my people. >> and an illinois state legislator absolutely melts down on the floor of the house. we'll tell you what got him worked up. first, the news live at 5:30 a.m. >>> the options how to deal with the bloodshed in syria coming into focus. so far, little if any consensus on what needs to happen to stop the violence there. president bashar al assad is showing no signs of end

i'm willie geist and this is "way too early," the show that makes the big calls each and every morning. calls like, which foot does this shoe go on, while dressing in the dark? i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening on sirius xm radio. shoot me an e-mail or tweet me, let me know what you're doing up at this hour. or do what bryce harper does, we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday, may 2nd. a lot to tell you about, including news that the escaped blind chinese dissident has now left the united states embassy and china has some tough words for the u.s. on the matter. >>> plus, jon stewart imagines what kind of dancing there would have been if george w. bush had been the president to get osama bin laden. that clip later in the show. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> a new suicide attack by the taliban this morning underscores the long-term challenges that face afghanistan, challenges president obama addressed from kabul last nig

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stay tuned "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> horrifying images ouftd syria of ther by the government there of civilians. mostly women and children. it puts new pressure on the u.n. to step in and stop the bloodshed. with a cease-fire proving meaningless, have the events made it more likely now that the world will intervene? >>> after a couple of months of calling mitt romney the presumptive nominee, with the win tonight in texas, we'll be able to call him the republican nominee for president. with every poll showing it's about a dead heat the day after memorial day. what issue or event will shift this race over the next five months. >>> lebron continues his playoff tear in game one of the eastern conference finals. last night against the celti

. >>> good morning, i'm willie geist and this is way too early, the show that has a balanced breakfast every morning of fruit loops and street king. the 50 cent new energy shot that promises six hours of energy. glad you're up watching us or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot me an email or tweet me @williegeist 1, or. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this tuesday, may 1. there's a lot to tell you about, including occupy wall street promising new disruptions today. plus, hillary clinton writes herself personally to a hollywood star who has been talking about her quite a bit on the red carpet. who was it, and what did the secretary of state say? we'll tell you later in the show. >>> first, let's go to the news, live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> marking the one-year anniversary of the death of osama bin laden, mitt romney is campaigning today, here in manhattan with former new york city mayor, rudy giuliani. bin laden's death coming about as a major political talking point in the last few days. romney is pushing back against suggestions from t

stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> one night, clooney becomes the secondin hollywood as president obama rolls into town and takes a group of star-struck movie types for $15 million. the question is, does the first fund-raiser after the president's announcement on gay marriage prove mitt romney's point that it was kind of a cynical move to raise cash for the obama campaign? >>> jpmorgan chase announces a stunning $2 billion trading loss, forcining ceo jamie dimono admit he has egg on his face on this one. does this give washington a new moment to push financial regulation? and the number one seed in the east playing most of the first round series without the nba's mvp derek rose is knocked out of the playoffs. thes

"way too early" with willie geist starts right now. . >>> brand new polling breaks down the presidentialey battlegrounds. the question is, what happens to the general election matchup when some big name republicans are added to the romney ticket? we'll show you the numbers in just a moment. >>> facebook stops the slide on wall street after losing about 19% of its value over the first two days this week. but with pressure mounting from lawmakers and lawyers, the question is, what does ceo mark zuckerberg have to do to turn things around? we'll have a live report from cnbc. >>> and a wild game five in the nhl playoffs as the rangers rally from a 3-0

i'm willie geist. this is "way too early." the show that spent memorial day much like the rest of the country. watching the "lockup" marathon on msnbc. i'm glad you are up and watching on msnbc or listening on sirius xm radio. you can e-mail me or tweet me. or text me word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. >>> the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this tuesday, may 29th. a lot to catch up on after the long weekend, including mitt romney and the president on memorial day debating from afar the role of the united states military in the world. we'll show you that in just a minute. >>> plus, a bizarre cameo by a young american billionaire in a chinese csi-style documentary. no hints about who it is except that he just got very rich and very married. did you catch it there? the big reveal later in the show. >>> first, kofi annan is meeting with syrian president bashar al assad in damascus today to try to bring an end to the increasing and ugly bloodshed there. an

>> twitter response, he writes simply, way too purple with willie geist. >> there's a lot of critique i can't hold you hand and walk you through the have a valley of good fashion. >> a tweet, up "way too early" so i up way too early to get in a few chapters of my wife's copy of "fifty shades of gray" before she gets up. you're a dirty, dirty man, and i love you for it. "morning joe" starts right now. >>> i think as the chairman of the joint chiefs has said, no military action is always an option. and we haven't in this case removed options from the table. we do not believe that militarization -- further militarization of the situation in syria at this point is the right course of action. we believe that it would lead to

i'm willie geist, and this is "way too early," the show being investigated by the fbi for early morning crimes against humanity. i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. e-mail me or tweet me, let me know what you're doing up. or do what one percenters everywhere do, text "awake" followed by a response to 622639. we'll read the best responses n later. >>> your cram session for this wednesday, may 16th, a lot going on, including mitt romney describing a, quote, personal beef between the obamas and the clintons. what's he talking about exactly? we'll look into it. >>> plus, the great james lipton offers mr. romney a free course in, quote, acting like a human. you've got to see this clip. first, though, let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. >>> washington is bracing for yet another standoff over the debt ceiling. remember that last year? this time it will come at the height of a presidential election. house speaker john boehner warned yesterday he will not allow another hike in the nation's borrowing limit unless

stay tuned, "way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> on the one-year anniversary of theing of osama bin laden, he's gone from world's most wanted man to the centerpiece of the race for president. with republicans calling president obama shameful for what they view as gloating about bin laden's death. the question is, are you offended by the president's campaign using bin laden to win votes? >>> meanwhile the united states is in a sticky spot. as an he scaped blind chinese dissident is said to be under american protection inside beijing. the question is what will secretary of state hillary clinton do to handle this thorny issue on her current trip to china. >>> and the knicks lose another one to the heat. all the talk is about what happened after the game. the knicks star cen

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