i'm savannah guthrie along side willie geist, natalie morales and al roker.s in the nation's capitol. a woman killed by police after leading them on a high speed chase with her little child in the car. kelly o'donnell was at the capitol as this unfolded. good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah, the political tension has been thick for days here. as we begin now day four of this standoff. there's no sign that it won't be just as frustrating and ugly going forward but for a brief time everyone here took a serious jolt that halted when this u.s. complex became a crime scene. >> drawn weapons and a frantic foot race away from the danger. >> we heard the pop, pop, just four or five real quick ones. >> chaos swept over the capitol grounds where tourists usually roam. >> four or five gunshots and then the whole swarm of police officer cars came. >> reporter: blaring like an indoor siren, an emergency order to lock down the capitol and shelter in place. >> there's an ambulance that has now responded. >> reporter: senators not giving speeches but firsthand acco

. >> i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales. matt has the morning off. al has a busy morning, severe weather across the country and a lot of people asking why would the woman killed outside the capitol do what she did yesterday. >> a lot of questions being asked. that's the top story this morning. the investigation into what caused a woman to ram a barrier and speed off toward the capitol before being killed by hundreds of bystanders and tourists and her little girl. pete williams is on capitol hill with new details on the investigation. pete, good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning. police say the woman at the center of all of this was well-known with a history of mental issues. they discovered indications that she believed she was being stalked by president obama. >> reporter: police and federal agents began their search for answers at the stamford, connecticut home of the woman driving the car. miriam carey. she drove into a security barrier at the white house and then took off after striking a secret service officer with her car. >> there was

i'm willie geist along with al, natalie and brooke.g to do a little eating and driving. >> okay. >> kfc has these new take out kfc to go little tumblers that fit inside your car's cup holder. >> they're go cups. >> they're go cups. >> i think we should forget this and just do the drive-thru and hang your head out and open your mouth and have them -- >> cut out the middleman. >> cut out the middleman. >> is this a distraction at all? eating as you drive? >> we all do. >> it's probably cleaner. how many times do you spill stuff all over the console. >> right. >> i just love, the cup holders are great real estate in the car. how often is it holding a drink? it's holding my cell phone and my keys and everything else. >> now that there's a shutdown we don't have any food inspection. >> so god knows what we're eating. >> whatever is in there. >> i guess there's some fear that it could be dangerous but if you put this in, it's finger foods, fries, it's a chicken tender. >> one handed. >> and there's a mini bun. it's a whole mini sandwich. >>

i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales.>> we talk about the crykrypton. >> my al roker kryptonite. >> that's cool. >> thanks. >> it's incredible. >> exactly. >> so yesterday, we thought this was awe one time situation, the olympic flame went out, the guy runs out with the zippo lighter. here's the situation. this is an unusual ceremony. getting the sochi olympics kicked off. it goes out but as he starts looking around. got a light? who's got a light? a little help here. >> here we go. >> guy runs out with a zippo lighter. >> it happens again, right? >> a torch barrier on monday afternoon jogging along the embankment on the other side of the river when his also extinguished. >> this is starting to be bad luck, right? >> now does the zippo guy travel with him? >> there's the back up flame. >> the back up torch to light the other torch. >> they're taking it out of one and putting it in the other. >> that was too official. >> i thought olympic flames, it's always going. >> it's the internal flame. >> it's the eternal flame but

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. >> i'm willie geist along with al roker and natalie morales. matt has the morning off. al has a busy morning, severe weather across the country and a lot of people asking why would the woman killed outside the capitol do what she did yesterday. >> a lot of questions being asked. that's the top story this morning. the investigation into what caused a woman to ram a barrier and speed off toward the capitol before being killed by hundreds of bystanders and tourists and her little girl. pete williams is on capitol hill with new details on the investigation. pete, good morning to you. >> savannah, good morning. police say the woman at the center of all of this was well-known with a history of mental issues. they discovered indications that she believed she was being stalked by president obama. >> reporter: police and federal agents began their search for answers at the stamford, connecticut home of the woman driving the car. miriam carey. she drove into a security barrier at the white house and then took off after striking a secret service officer with her car. >> there was

. >> willie geist. >> willie geist, of course. was that the latest at-bat? said guess what, they're going to lose so what are they going to do before the government default? they're going to cave in and they're going to look horrible. sorry. i don't know how these baseball series will end, mika, i know how this will end, they will not default on the president of the united states, like we said. >> the panel is saying a potential downgrade of its credit rating because of the political brinksmanship and reduced financial ability of the united states. last night they rescrambled to end the shutdown and extend the treasury's borrowing limit. earlier in the day, majority leader harry reed and senator mitch mcconnell put it on hold. at the end of the day, speaker boehner was unable to deliver the republican votes necessary to pass the bill after deemed unacceptable by many conservatives. democrats, in particular, were out raged at the leadership in the house for setting back negotiations nearly 24 hours and putting all of walk under intense pressure to strike a la

willie geist is on duty in the orange room.ed if i may enter the orange room. >> can't do it. >> he said can i go into the orange room naked. >> no, no. >> you know you said that. >> no, this is my first time in the orange room and the initiation rituals are a little same. so there was a big game here on nbc last night. nfl, dallas cowboys hosting the redskins. cowboys won but people are talk about what happened at halftime. there's a controversy over the nickname the redskins. a lot of people view it as a racial slur. bob costas himself weighing in on the controversy over the redskins name. >> ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed toward african americans, hispanics, asians, or members of any other ethnic group. when considered that way, redskins can't possibly honor a heritage or a noble character trait nor can it possibly be considered a neutral term. it's an insult, a slur, no matter how benign the present day intent. >> that's halftime of the redskins game yesterday. redskins owner dan snyder has set out an

i'm willie geist with al roker and natalie morales.ngs going. >> we've got real outrage. this is the new york daily news asking are you satisfied washington. are you satisfied congress? we reported yesterday families of service members killed since the shutdown began are not getting emergency death benefits from the pentagon. normally they get $100,000 within 36 hours to cover cost. >> transportation to the dover air force base. >> funeral and everything else. joseph peters is a 24-year-old intelligence officer from springfield, missouri, he died on sunday serving in afghanistan after two tours in iraq leaving behind a wife and a 20 month old son. his wife ashley put out this statement. she writes it's upsetting because my husband died for his country and now his family is left to worry. my husband always said if something happened to him, we would be taken care of. >> andrea mitchell broke this story yesterday morning and then immediately saw lawmakers reacting. there was outrage on their part as well. a lot of them didn't realize thi

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and brooke shields in with us all week. bit yesterday, a segment, about cleaning your household and cleaning the back of your washer and dryer and this is what happened -- the lint -- i vacuumed it. for people that do want to do it at home, i pulled it away too far from the wall and i disconnected it. >> you're going to be wearing dirty clothes. >> i'm going to be stinky but anyway, this is -- i didn't know that that was even an option. >> you have to do the back of the fringe too. >> i know. >> that's a scary place. >> because the coils -- >> yeah. >> the dust and dirt and then your refrigerator isn't working to it's optimum. >> or you can just call somebody. >> that's true. >> but now you can't. >> don't you feel -- >> empowered. >> yeah, because you want your kids to see you actually do things. >> yeah. >> that's what people do. i did that about a month ago i was pulling the stuff out and she said what are you doing back there? then have to explain the whole thing. >> but you feel empowered by it and i want my kids to kn

willie geist is on duty in the orange room.ed if i may enter the orange room. >> can't do it. >> he said can i go into the orange room naked. >> no, no. >> you know you said that. >> no, this is my first time in the orange room and the initiation rituals are a little strange. so there was a big game here on nbc last night. nfl, dallas cowboys hosting the washington redskins. cowboys won but people are talk talking about what happened at hast. halftime. there's a controversy over the nickname the redskins. a lot of people view it as a racial slur. bob costas himself weighing in on the controversy over the redskins name. >> ask yourself what the equivalent would be if directed toward african-americans, hispanics, asians, or members of any other ethnic group. when considered that way, redskins can't possibly honor a heritage or a noble character trait nor can it possibly be considered a neutral term. it's an insult, a slur, no matter how benign the present day intent. >> that's bob costas at halftime of the redskins game yesterday

i'm willie geist with al and natalie. do you say sorry a lot?re peacemakers that feel like i need to say sorry to put a button on this. the habit of constantly apologizing even if you have done nothing wrong makes you look more trustworthy. >> so we should be saying it more often. >> if you're married and a guy you're saying sorry constantly. >> but do you mean it when you say it or are you trying to end the moment. >> but that's patronizing. >> not if you mean it. >> that's a big if. >> i think it makes you more trustworthy in my opinion. >> you're not a researcher. >> but researchers at harvard say it does make you more trustworthy. >> who are you going to believe natalie? your own eyes or harvard business school? >> it depends on how you sell it. if you sell it like you're really sorry i'll believe it. >> people were more likely to lend a stranger a phone if they apologize for an unrelated event before asking for the favor. >> that happened to me before where my battery died on my phone and i was like i'm so sorry but i just need to make a ph

i'm willie geist with al roker, natalie morales and brooke shields with us this week.le secrets by passion pit. great band. >> love. >> you and i can speak to this one. once you become a dad you become a cliche in some ways. >> absolutely. >> our friends at buzz feed pointed out the ways we become cliches. the online list, things dads like. cell phone holsters. >> i don't use that. >> barrack obama. >> president of the united states enjoys a cell phone holder. >> there it is. >> you do wear the mom jeans so well. >> yes i do. >> do you rock a mom jean? >> that's what my kids call them. >> how's the smile on the jean. there's an area called the smile. >> the things we talk about during our commercial break. >> being superstitious about sports. >> yeah. i've got one of these. >> i went to vanderbilt. >> yeah. >> the vastly improved and getting better every day there headed by james franklin. so i'll slip this on for the last decade on a saturday. because if i wear my shirt that helps them win. >> absolutely. >> clearly. >> they've had a few slips along the way. >> but th

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist.ld we set the record straight on this. >> you're not quite 40 yet. >> what's it like after 40? >> how many years do you have to go? >> i have two more years. >> enjoy those two years. >> it's the greatest 30 seconds you'll ever enjoy. >> it's wrong. that's not true. >> i'm kidding. >> wrong, not true. >> not true. >> she talked to matt about the sinead o'connor. she attacked me but i'm used to it. >> the foam finger thing came up. we'll never look at foam fingers the same after this. >> you put snl together with her performance out there, through all the smoke and mirrors and everything she is really talented. she can sing and she can perform. >> and we're talking about miley cyrus. >> she will last because of her talent. >> it's part of the strategic hot mess plan. we're still talking about her a month later. >> we'll hear more from miley cyrus later in this hour. she will do a song from us as well. >> terrific. >> early on today savannah talked to elizabeth smart, this after friday w

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, and willie geist. live from studio 1-a in rockefeller plaza. >>> welcome to today on a friday morning, october 18th, 2013. >> before we get to our main topic -- >> yes, sir. >> natalie, you shop a lot online. >> yes. >> more than you bargained for. >> i had a true confession to make. remember we were talking about the survey that a lot of us do things online and don't want others to know what we do online. i said i was guilty of shopg online. >> just shopping. >> for clothes. my husband will walk by and i'll minimize the screen quickly. yesterday i'm shopping online and looking for a specific dress from a certain designer, female named designer. >> sure. >> so i put in a search for the name of the designer.com. i'm not going to give you the name because what it lead me too was live porn. >> live porn. >> and who happens to walk by me right in that moment, my husband. >> who is thinking, all right. >> not only am i now caught shopping but i'm shopping and watching porn at the same time. >> you are the g

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i'm willie geist along with al and natalie. >> who is that?so we were talking about the halloween spirit. got dark earlier in the show with the guy with the garage door. our friends have created a halloween video just for us. i haven't seen it yet. i can't wait to see it. >> surprise. ♪ ♪ at first i was afraid, kept thinking i could never live without you by my side. but then i spent so many nights just how you did me wrong ♪ ♪ and i grew strong and i learned how to get along ♪ >> whoa. >> you're still the witch. >> i'm still the witch. you're holding strong in that roll. >> i love it. oh my gosh. >> frankenroker. >> oh my gosh. >> that is incredible. >> i love what they do. now you can put your kids pictures in there as well. >> that's so cool. >> the conga line. >> oh, two als. >> something is wrong with your face willie. >> it appears to -- >> wait, you're a woman. you're a woman mummy. >> wait? wait a minute. >> here i am -- >> take a look. >> go back. >> oh, yeah. >> you've got -- you're a real mummy. >> i'm like, something's wrong with y

i'm willie geist with al roker and natalie morales.. i'm sorry about that. it's just unfortunate. >> people love work. >> so the first story we're talking about, i tried to see the other side of it and i don't see it. >> this is a tough one. a lot of people will have conversations about this. >> a massachusetts high school student that went to the assistance of a friend that was too drunk to drive, in other words, went to a party to pick up a friend that had been drinking. >> she was a desdemona ignitign >> she took a call from a friend that was too drunk to drive. she drove after a shift to work to pick up a friend shortly before the police got there. cleared of any wrong doing. >> completely sober. >> no school, though, because she was there and they have a zero tolerance policy demoeted her from being captain of the volleyball team and gave her a five game suspension. they said by punishing her the school district sends a contrary and dangerous message that young people are better off letting their friends drive drunk. i tried to se

i'm willie geist along with al and natalie. asked what you do you to for your kids despite feeling it too old. let's see what we have. >> a lady said she played kick ball with her kids. >> i like this one, out to dinner with friends, scantily clad. glad those days are over. >> one direction twice. >> been there. >> you're never too old to do anything. that's a good attitude. and kick ball is great. 63. every part of my body still hurts. >> we can relate. >> still have time to respond. go to #orange room. >> and you have a check of the weather. >> come on over. as we all know, tomorrow is the one year anniversary of sanity hitting the east coast. and there is still so much to do. we'd love for you for accepted us your pictures. #sandy 1 year. send us your photos from a year ago and where you are today so we can contrast them. there has been great progress and for some nothing. so we would really like for share that with folks. no toda for today, east coast looking spectacul spectacular. a big storm system out west bringing snow

. >> it's so salty and buttery and >>> willie geist joins us now with some popcorn. >> we're hearing this song. there's a reason. >> morgan freeman tries to answer the question we've all been asking, what does the fox say? >> does he know the answer? >> we're going to find out. >> the man played god. he knows the answer. >> what do you think are the worst day of the week to go to the dmv? >> i said monday. >> monday, friday. >> yes, you're right. >> especially the beginning and the end of the month. >> we'll tell you why coming up. >> first, guys, have a great weekend. here's a look at how the week unfolded right here on today. cheers. >>> we're going to hear from president obama this morning about the troubled roll out of his controversial health plan. can his website get fixed. >> shooting at a nevada middle school. >> investigators are trying to figure out what motivated a child to bring a gunman to school and open fire. >>> tragic murder of a popular high school teacher in massachusetts. >> she had so much to look forward to and there were so many things she shou

. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales and willie geist.ctober, 2013. >> hard to believe. >> it's october. >> it's october. >> doesn't feel like october, though. >> it's nice out there. >> do something about this. >> how great has he been? >> he's been amazing. >> it's been all me. >> he has a lot to do with it. >> my 6-year-old daughter fully believes that al roker controls the weather. >> my 10-year-old was like are you going to meet al. >> my daughter uses his full name. al roker. >> i'm brooke shields. it's one word. >> i'm willie with al, natalie, brooke's back. we don't need to introduce ourselves. the government shutdown as many expected at 12:01 this morning. the first government shut down in 17 years after democrats and republicans in congress made the new budget, the republicans did on whether obamacare remained funded. the deadline was missed so the shutdown is in effect. no solution in sight. >> correct me if i'm wrong but even with the shutdown it still goes into effect. >> yeah enrollment today. >> that money was already set a

willie geist catches up with his friends at a look at a new life. >> and delicious fall recipes for us >> of course. >> ever wonder what she would say about your relationship issues? tomorrow we'll get the chance to find out. author helen fielding is taking over our today show book club account and she is going to answer your questions from bridget's perspective. i love this. use the #wwbd which stands for what would bridget do. haven't we all wondered? >> yes, let's find out what mr. roker would do. >> he would give you the weather. let's see what we got for you. wet weather makes it's way from the upper midwest into texas. gorgeous out west and along the east coast. everywhere in between on the wet side. then for tomorrow, the rainmaking it's way into upstate new york. up across the upper ohio river valley. into central and southern texas. out west, gorgeous up and down the west coast. rainy in the upper plains. it will be snowy in the central rockies. >> good morning. it should turn out to be a nice day today. there could be some fog and low >>> and that's your latest weather. >> al

i'm willie geist with natalie morales. al is down at the jersey shore.k at the shore this morning. >> reporter: well, you guys remember just about a month ago there was a devastating fire along the boardwalk here. they had two large fire breaks in this boardwalk. they are working feverishly to get everything back down to the be bare sand so they can start to rebuild. in the meantime, we are looking at sandy. that fire right now is still under investigation. they believe it started because of faulty wiring. electrical wiring compromised by the storm surge when sandy came in a year ago today. and when you look at the numbers, it's just devastating. at least 181 deaths due to sandy. the majority in new york and new jersey. when you look at property damage, they estimate $65 billion worth of damage. the second most expensive weather disaster area and one year later thousands of homeowners are still struggling as federal funds and insurance money slowly trickle in. i was yesterday speaking with folks up in point pleasant beach and the big frustration guys is

willie geist met a young man working to change that. good morning. >> good morning. 20-year-old from canada, popular kid in high school. a basketball star that's an aspiring comic but beneath the laugher there's deep pain. kevin says he was leading a double life. >> i look at the school and i would know in my head that i'm about to walk in there and smile, laugh, high five people, and put on a total front. >> what did depression feel like at first? how did you know you had it? >> i felt like i couldn't be happy. you're sitting there and you feel like you're on the sidelines and not in the game. >> kevin believes his depression was triggered by two events in his life. the tragic loss of a best friend and, later, his parents divorce. >> i started to hate myself. i couldn't explain why or justify why to anyone so i didn't feel like i could talk about it. >> he used sports as an outlet but he hit his lowest point at what should have been a high. >> we just won a high school basketball championship. i was the leading scorer of the tournament, first team all star. i had ev

willy geist is in the orange room, he's in there while carson continues on assignment. good to see you. >> good to see you. maria, welcome back, we have coffee, pastries, chardonnay. we are talking about new jersey politics and a concession speech given on tuesday night by republican candidate. he lost to cory booker, and his relationship with his wife during the speech you want to pay attention to here. >> i have spent the last 20 years of my life in politics. serving the people of new jersey in the way i thought i best could. >> brushing that dirt off the shoulder. >> that's steve, his wife of 32 years trying to console him. not in the mood for monslaticon, there are gifs brushing his wife's hand off his shoulder. he said i love my wife, it was a tough moment. >>> the top story is booty call. kardashian is there, but the kids are home. go to today.com to look that up yourself. >> appreciate that. >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, a high profile trial getting underway. accused of killing his wife, but without a smoking gun. >>> and has the mystery of the [ female

. >> willie geist is over in the orange room this morning. he is in there while carson continues on assignment so to speak. good to see you. >> good morning, guys. maria. good to see you. come in any time. we have coffee, pastries, chardonay left by kathie lee. whatever you want. a concession speech was given tuesday night by steven lonigan. it's the relationship with his wife during the speech you want to pay attention to here. >> i have spent the last 20 years of my life in politics serving the people of new jersey the way i thought i best could. >> just brushing that dirt off the shoulder. that's his wife of 32 years trying to console him a little bit. not in the mood for consolation. brushing his wife's hand off his shoulder. he said afterward i love my wife. it was a tough moment. now, if we're being honest with each other, the top story on today.com is booty call, kim kardashian selfie but the kids are still home so we'll let you go to today.com to look that one up yourself. >> nice tease. >>> we appreciate that. >> all right willie, th

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales, al roker scooted out early this morning.ago. >> you missed it. you missed the fox ears. >> i know. >> it's so funny. these guys are great. they're like the jimmy fallon in norway. >> right. >> they do these videos so they're well-known comedians. >> yeah. >> we got into it. it's hard not to. it sticks with you. and now it's going to stay with me all weekend. >> these guys are hilarious. not to get too analytical about it but it's a good question. what does the fox say. you stop to think about the animals, i don't know what the fox says. >> they say it's very individual. they say whatever they want to say quitely. >> wow, we need to get some scientists on that. what does the fox say. can we point out the cards? >> finally, we're official now. >> we have official today's take cards. available now at the nbc experience store. maybe not. >> today's take. >> a lot of people -- >> shutdown, day 11 now, right? >> shutdown is still going on. we have this wall street journal poll. the news is bad for everybody but the one number jump

. >> willie geist. >> so guess what? they are going to lose.before the government defaults they will cave-in and look horrible. i'm sorry i don't know how these baseball series will end but i know how this will end. they won't default on the credit of the united states. >> and that was 25 hours ago. welcome back to "morning joe." >> i was catching grief. why were you watching a baseball game instead of the debate. because i don't know how the baseball game will end. >> cokie roberts is still with us. joining us on set bob woodward. >> he was caught rummaging through mike allen's iphone. >> that and also it's kind of -- it's very hot. >> what? >> he brought texts to read. >> texts. >> you are so old school, man. >> look at this. >> old school. >> because -- >> you rummaged through mike allen's iphone. >> we never like to be secretive. 11 months ago after obama won re-election, i met in the white house with boehner and obama said the following, the episode from 2011, the debt ceiling fight was the worst. i will not sign anything that does not hav

i'll tell you when, willie geist. this race is about to change.e got somebody coming in to campaign against cory booker. >> governor sarah palin. coming in this weekend. >> okay. >> that's going to work in new jersey state. >> i bet she's big in jersey. >> in some parts she is. >> think she is. >> i'll have sara ferguson come before sarah palin. >> fergie? >> fergie. >> i want to apologize. i want to apologize for the children. >> of nantucket. >> across the country. you're a great dad. i know this was a slip of the tongue. >> can i ask you something? like do women look at that and think that makes you more sensitive. >> yes. finally. finally. >> that and little puppy dogs. >> when i'm walking in central park with my two white labs, pushing my go daughters in their strollers -- >> do your children know they are props for like a pick up game? >> by the way, it's not written down, but for everyone we meet there's a trip to fao schwartz. everyone wins. >> so the girls do know that women -- >> fao schwartz. >> the nanny takes the kids to fao schwartz.

willie geist how bad are the new york giants? >> if it weren't for the jacksonville jaguars they would be the worst team in the nfl. that's how bad they are. they can't run. eli is throwing is 15 interceptions already this year. they are 0-6. their defense can't stop anybody. other than that they are fantastic. >> last night more sports. the tigers. served notice last night. we got the most classic finals i think in both the national and american league we've had -- national league it will be los angeles against the cardinals. amazing. two incredible organizations. in the american league the red sox against these guys. >> red sox/tigers tomorrow night fenway park. >> that's going to be fun. >> two great matchups. >> verlander. insane last night. >> almost untouchable. >> he's been on "morning joe" with us. >> i was talking about a different bad day. a bad day for the gop. but we'll just go through the news and see if you see it that way as well. i think you will. >> the poll numbers are what >> they are bad. >> they are in the 20

. >> willie geist made fun of the old tired statement that you will hear with sportscasters at the enda. you never know. it's a game. people suffering. in this case you make an exception because actually it's not melodramatic. this club is more tied to this city than any franchise i have seen in america. tied to that city. i would say there is more. he called me up for years saying hey -- i never heard mike say this. turn on your tv set. you are about to see something you have never seen before. that was that extraordinary saturday afternoon. ortiz rallied the city together. you can't explain it. >> what he did was unscripted and the fact that it had a cuss word is bossy. >> it contained an adjective. i heard so many people say afterwards that he said exactly what i was feeling. that's how i felt. i will flip it around. if the red sox lost this series, i think the other reaction would have been it is only a game. i think what happened on patriots day was a communal attack. i would say this is the biggest small city in america. >> it is. >> when the firefighters from engine seven arrive

general hayden, it's willie geist. so you say everybody does it and this is a natural thing between nation states. obviously, chance lor merkel was showing off her new encrypted cell phone at a press conference the other day. down she under stood she has been monitored all the time, because she hasn't acted like it lately. >> you are right, willie, despite what i just said, do not make light of the very difficult political position this and the revelation of this has put her in. and she's a friend and we ought to bear some responsibility for that. i think what it is, will, is, not that it was being done, not even that it was discovered, because if the german security services had discovered this activity, they won have paid it public. this would have been a private event, if an event at all between the united states and the germans. and again, we are not confirming or denying anything, when you got this out there in the newspapers and it is public and she has an angry population, it's not fact of that's the problem. it

. >> willie geist >> scarlet. >> senior editor of "esquire." >> it's called selling magazines.ss of selling magazines. >> do you think scarlet johannsson would sell more magazines than chuck? >> i would buy it. >> chuck todd in tidy whities. >> is that a tattoo bracelet? >> get right to the substance. i read "esquire" for the pictures too. >> how about the south korean. he was something else. thank god. >> finally got a hit. >> all he had to do was get on base and it just changes the tenor of the game. >> speaking of scarlet johannsson i saw "in good company" a couple of days ago. it's a good movie, man. i got toad mitt. dennis quaid since "the right stuff." is that not hip enough for you. seriously in good company if you wear thin companies you can't watch good old movies. >> i tell you not these i like all four of them. pigs actually okay. horses and cows all good. >> for a new look, the issue reads in part everything we're told about politics in america today there's no middle ground between left and right, blue and red, us and them is wrong. there's a large grouch americans

. >> i can guarantee you willie geist there are people in the west wing that get a lot of numbers one of those numbers are the enrollment numbers. they know in the west wing how many people every day are enrolled. and they should. >> insurance companies are starting to get numbers and the "new york times" report those numbers are low. that's why we're not hearing from the white house. leapt me ask a very basic question. i'm not talking about the policy. that's for another day. i'm talking about the technical aspect. is this project too big, too complicated, was it always too big, too complicated for the a lumbering bureaucracy like the united states to handle. if google took it on would it have been easier for them. >> they probably would have shot themselves in the head. no this is not something that couldn't have been done. it's important to emphasize this. we've met with these folks many times. nobody ever sat down and said just so you know building a working website sim possible. it just isn't. you see that because in other states like california and this is, by the way, importan