bill geist and willie geist, thank you, gentlemen.hey are going to be signing copies of their book "good talk, dad" and they will be downstairs in the cafeteria so head down there if you are interested in getting it signed. have a great afternoon and thanks for coming to the lit fest. [inaudible conversations] >> booktv is on facebook. like us to interact with booktv guests and viewers, watch videos and get up-to-date information on events. facebook.com/booktv. >> booktv continues thousand with christy kristie macrakis. she talks about the history of invisible ink going back to ancient greece. she looks at the use of invisible ink during the revolutionary war, by the nazis, the stasi, the cia and others. she also talks about people who came up with new and important ways to hide messages over the years. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> dr. kristie macrakis is

i want to get my parenting advice from willie geist? seriously?> dad on this father's day. >> so also hocking a book so there's a reason for this segment. >> creepy for this segment. >> creepy. >> "today" show trying to play up savannah guthrie who is an expecting mom and trying to appeal to the female audience. >> i give it a 3. >> it was funny. i'll give you a 6. no thank you. >> for local tv reporters doing live shots on the treat is a very routine exercise except when it's not. >> as one reporter found when she was reporting on a gay pride celebration in los angeles. >> they have only had a couple of arrests related to people who were drinking a little bit too much. >> live in west palm beach. >> hi, sorry. back to you guys. >> okay. anything like that ever happen to you? >> no, no, no, absolutely not. but you never know what's going to happen on a live shot. i remember standing on i-95 and the cars are whizzing behind me and i'm thinking my gosh, i could get killed right now. they are like a foot away from me. >> so you always have to be prep

bill geist and willie geist thank you, gentlemen.hey are going to be signing copies of their book "good talk, dad" and they will be downstairs in the cafeteria so head down there if you are interested in getting it signed. have a great afternoon and thanks for coming to the lit fest. [inaudible conversations] >> we just heard from bill and willie geist on the many conversations between father and sons. more from chicago in a couple minutes. >>> booktv is on facebook and twitter. like and follow us for book industry news, schedule updates and behind the scene author events and to interact with authors during live event. here are a few post from the last week. we tweeted on the consent of hilary clinton's soon to be published book. and we posted on article about the swearinging of susie levine. we tweeted and posted our author programs on tianam square. we want to know what you are reading this summer. send us a tweet or post on facebook or send an e-mail. watch all weekend long to see what prominent washingtonians are reading. follow

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i'm willie geist. joe and mika are off this morning. that is incredible kick.us on set mike barnicle.

this is for willie geist. ripped to left field. over the fence there about 345. top of the eighth.tied. john nor wood belts a solo homer to left and all vandy needed. they win its first college world series title. after the win, commodore pitcher brian miller wasn't done celebrating. he got down on one knee and took advantage of the opportunity and proposed to his girlfriend and she said a big yes. >>> now a check of the forecast and your weather today. it's hot, humid. yesterday, we avoided the rain in many areas. new york city you are all done with your rain. philly done too. d.c., you're done. up there in boston, hartford to providence rain left' gone on by the peak of the morning rush hour. the late afternoon, we will spark off additional storms in new england but look dry and warm from philly south wards and new york city a slight chance of a shower but the majority of the day will be dry. any other problems out there with the weather? middle of the country, we are going to see severe weather. probably two or three days in a proceed, maybe a few tornadoes and mostly rural sect

nice crowd out on the plaza as the rain has he i'm willie geist along with al roker, tamron hall.ou back, tamron. >> thank you, thank you. >> we misyou when you're not here. >> but i was with my family. my nephew graduated. >> what did you get him for a present? >> i got him something good. >> oh. sounds exciting. >> let's talk about, my gosh, another day, another school shooting. this time it's reynolds high school outside portland, oregon. troutdale, oregon, to be specific. a law enforcement source says the shooter was believed to be a student armed with a high-powered rifle. there's no known motive at this time. one student was killed, 14-year-old freshman emilio hoffman, described as a very popular young man. physical education teacher todd rispler was wounded. we're told he'll recover. there were vigils with students shouting "we love you, emilio." >> this statistic is mind boggling. >> 74 school shootings since newtown, that's december of 2012. 74. that's just more than one a week on average. the president of the united states had some very harsh words after this latest shoo

i'm willie geist. joe and mika are off this morning. that is incredible kick.h us on set mike barnicle. pulitzer surprise winning columnist of "the washington post" eugene robinson. the great donny deutsche and lee gallagher. her book out the end of the suburbs" out in paper back today. congratulations on that, lee. >> thank you. >> daily columnist for the week, matt lewis. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> gene, you've been dialed in on this world cup. >> totally, totally. >> i'm not a crazy soccer guy. nothing against it but never been into it but you can't avoid it now. >> i'm a fanatic soccer fan. i love international soccer and the world cup. club soccer, i don't have a scarf or anything like that that a friend of ours has. >> affections. >> it's fabulous. brazil needed penalty kicks the other day to get past chile. that was incredible. columbia looks like a world beating team. looks like they could wipe out the host in their next game. it's just been a phenomenal world cup full of surprises. great. >> what really been interesting about it is almost

i am not willie geist. >> nobody ever confused tamron with willie geist. they're still talking.way from the great lakes all the way down into oklahoma. we've got flash flood watches in effect right now through northern minnesota. heavy thunderstorms there. generally about an inch of rain in some areas, into parts of michigan. otherwise about half an inch. but what we are watching, tomorrow, we've got the risk of strong storms from rapid city to chicago down to st. louis. but this area in orange, this is where we likely see tornados tomorrow. somewhere between grand isle, omaha, quincy, des moines >>> 9:10. happy monday to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren. clear conditions over the south. we're socked in with fog in san francisco. and we will be for most of the day. but that's what we call june gloom, very traditional for this time of year. your temperatures are going to remain comfortable because of those low clouds. 61 in san francisco. fog will clear the coast by about 3:00 today. >> today's weather is brought to you by new nexium 24 hour for frequent heartburn, now avai

. >> and willie geist, and we talked about it on air with a few people here.ut this campaign is a textbook way for republicans to win in the future. well, you're not just airport big government. you're anti-big business. you're anti-crony capitalism. >> anti-establishment. >> anti-establishment. and you're just as offended as a big bill on wall street as obamacare. it's the insider's winning. and obamacare, it's the american hospital association and big pharma and big companies cutting deals so they're taken care of while small businesses are hurt, which the truth. on the bank bailouts, you've got the biggest banks in the world winning while everybody else is getting screwed. last night -- we got to go to richmond first and we'll continue this conversation. >> i know. >> i know everyone wants to jump in. >> by the way, most of us hadn't heard that, brat said, what you're saying right there is basically what he said in his speech last night. let's go to richmond, julian walkered conferred state government for the virginia pilot. julian, good morning. thanks for

i'm willie geist along with al roker and dylan dreyer with us this morning.atch goes with and i happen to be wearing it. >> this is day. >> there's white in there, too. a little white in the shirt. >> it's all coming together. >> i wanted to impress you guys. >> very impressive. >> it's working. it is working. so we want to show you this ad. we're not going to tell you much about it. it's from volkswagen shown to a packed movie audience. watch. >> pretty powerful message about texting and driving. they coordinated it so a text was sent to everyone only in their theater at once and their instinct was the look down immediately. >> nobody turned off their ringer. but that's beside the point. >> the moment they all look down, the car crashes, reminding us how dangerous that is. >> even just watching that makes you jump. >> pretty powerful message. >> what's happening over there? >> the interesting thing that they have the technology. just want to check the orange room. >> is he still in there? >> how's that going in there now? >> going well. just got a comment sa

. >> good morning to willie geist and savannah guthrie. good to see you both this monday morning. >> good morning. good to see you. straight ahead on the show what was the motive. we'll have the latest on the investigation into the terrible shooting rampage in las vegas. five are dead including the suspects and two police officers. >> scare for san dro budra bull. >> plus what does it mean to be a dad in today's fast-paced world. a week-long celebration of the modern dad including a heartwarming surprise live in our studio for one deserving father of six. you'll want to hear their story when we get started on "today." back to you, vai and tracy. >> we'll see you in about 10, 12 minutes or so. >> see you then. >> good morning. soggy monday. this is what you're waking up to. low clouds, fog and even showers right now. we're tracking the rainfall moving through the region. we could see isolated thunderstorms. it's not a huge threat but a chance. we've got a wet week so keep those umbrellas handy. right now we're looking at rain primarily in p

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie males and tamryn hall. we're all here together. is my daughter, lucy geist's birthday party and my wife is trying to decide can we still have it outside at the house and i was supposed er tswf indoors at an alternate location. >> it's not a bad move, we're having a little party later today for the parents in our class, because nikki's graduating and we're probably doing it inside. >> happy birthday party. one inside and a couple of days later have one outside. >> you think like that. >> isn't it a week's worth of parties. >> it should be. >> like mardi gras. >> now that school's out, every day is a party, right? for some kids. >> i failed on that but it's nice to have that resource. my wife's like -- >> go to al roker. >> let's talk as we ramp up to father's day here this week, about presidential parenting. earlier this morning, jenna bush hager sat down with president obama. the president spoke about growing up without a dad and making a conscious decision to break that cycle with his own family. he said he's sure to attend parent

so willie geist is filling in. >> good to be with you all. another big story we're going to be talking about this morning, california chrome failing to win the triple crown at the belmont. a lot of people talked about the interview that steve coburn gave afterward. he's one of the co-owners of california chrome. fiery, going after the owners of the winner tonalist. we're going to talk to bob costas about that in just a couple minutes. >> a lot of people are saying, the comments of a sore loser or is he making a good point? but we're going to get to today's top story. that deadly shooting in las vegas. it all started when two police officers were deliberately ambushed as they sat down for lunch. nbc's mike taibbi has the latest. >> reporter: it began at a pizza restaurant on the north side of las vegas. 11:22 in the morning and two suspects, a man and a woman, walked up to two metro police officers and opened fire at point-blank range. >> what precipitated this event, we do not know. my officers were simply having lunch when the shooting start

willie geist is the host of "morning joe."ith mika and shifting over to the most conventional -- i'm just kidding. i would never ask you that. >> i love how you lead off with that. good to see you, man. >> let's get out to the question of war stories. my dad never got sent over. his uncles and brothers were. i said, don't you miss having war stories to tell? he said, no, my friends never tell the stories. now is it your sense that your father -- did he ever come clean and tell you the really bad stuff that happened in vietnam? how do you think he waited before he gave it to you? >> you know, it's funny. in writing this book, a lot of people asked me what did you learn about your father? you feel like over 40 years you know everything about him. there was one piece of my dad's life, in 1969 when he served in vietnam as a combat photographer that he just never talked about. didn't want to talk about it. i nibbled around it. several times. you have a couple of drinks on the back porch and he never wanted to go there. he had these

i'm willie geist with natalie morales, tamron hall.in love with this guy, i think a lot of people have come to pharrell with the song "happy." he's produced so many songs that you don't know. britney spears song, jay z. he's a genius. >> he projects not just to use the word, but happiness, when matt was asking him, on the outside you seem to be enjoying it. on the inside, too, i'm enjoying it. i love this experience. you need that. you want to know that they're not faking it and it's the real deal. >> he's a smart guy. >> he's got the cutest little boy named rocket. recently, he's been going out with dad. adorable. >> we'll have more from pharrell. >>> meanwhile, while sergeant bowe bergdahl continues to recover in germany, his hometown has canceled a homecoming celebration scheduled for him. they said police don't have enough resources to handle any potential problems that could arise because of any spotlight on the case of sergeant bergdahl. the town has been getting complaints, angered that six soldiers alleged died trying to recove

. >> willie and bill geist. >> i love them.hing two great men. >> we'll check out their new looks right after your local news. ♪ i can't wait till i get you on the floor ♪ >>> we're back with more of "today" on this thirsty thursday. and we've got a special father's day edition of "ambush makeovers." >> that's right. you asked for it and we listened to you. you wanted to see a couple of guys get the royal treatment, so we found two dads who were ready and willing. >> working their magic today, contributor and stylist to the stars -- ♪ louis licari, la, la, la, la, la ♪ and "today" contributor and contributing editor for "people style watch" and author jill martin. >> okay. >> so it was all about the men today. finally. people keep asking. >> potential for change? >> great. wait until you see. they were good looking but now they look like movie stars. >> our first lucky person is barry nathanson. >> i love him. we love barry. >> he's 65 years old from new york city. barry's wife -- >> he's 65? >> that's his early picture. >> i w

i'm willie geist along with tamron hall and one of our summer interns.. >> i'm feeling like the old guy. do you always play it that loud in the studio or because i'm old? >> we go straight rave at 9:00 a.m. >> how was your weekend? >> good. hanging out with the kids and family. can i be the 10,000th person to say i love your hair. >> you do? >> looks great. >> but you're getting rid of it. >> no. it's my hair. i'm going to straighten it out tonight and go straight. over the weekend, people paid too much attention on social media. a lot of strong opinions. overwhelmingly positive opinions, but it did happen to women's hair. it was interesting. i now know how you feel because willie has waves. i used to call willie lasagna head. but it's endearing. we like it the way you are. >> this pippa middleton interview is getting so much buzz. >> yeah. it's so weird. you've seen this woman on your screen for two or three years, but to actually go to london and sit down and walk in a room and go, hi, pippa. i'm matt. and meet her it was bizarre. the thing most intere

. >> willie geist. >> senator mccain, it's willie geist. good to see you this morning. up in an incredible way. can you articulate for people at home what you think is at stake here? what are we watching unfold here? >> i would say that the over 4,000 mothers and fathers and husbands and wooif who is lost their loved ones in that conflict, they haven't put it completely in the rearview mirror. >> i agree. i was talking about the american public at large. >> yeah. well, the fact is that the president is now deciding saying that there's no option. i'm sure you saw the reports where two iranian force their elite battalions have moved into iraq. this has turned into one of the most security threats to american security in recent history. there is now the syria/iraq area of radical islamist extremism. our failure to help the resistance in iraq. our failure to give these people the help they needed when we could have gotten rid of bashir assad. those chickens are coming home to roost as well. so what does it mean to the american people? it means that we are now facing an exte

willie geist, it's time for politico. >> all right. llen with a look at his world famous playbook. mike, good morning. >> good morning, willie, and happy friday. >> there it is, happy friday to you, mike. let's talk about new jersey governor chris christie for a moment. later today he's giving a big speech. what's he talking about and why are so many people watching? >> this is amazing. chris christie will be here in d.c. today talking to the faith and freedom coalition. this is the pro-family group that was started by ralph reed. and there's a sneak peek at his remarks, which are very fascinating. he's going to talk about drug addiction and how for someone that's like pro-choice, like he is, that looking out for people who are addicted to drugs is very much in line with that view of looking out for your neighbor, treating your neighbor with respect. governor christie back in april said that he had a friend who for ten years had fought drug addiction and he lost him. apparently this had a real impact on the governor. the governor speaki

. >> willie geist is talking about aah what they've done for medical research, the arts, for lincoln is unbelievable. you say i disagree with them and they're spending lots of money. >> it's convoluted. >> if we can just see the look. >> i want to see the split screen. >> joe, your hair is crazier. >> i think i have more lift. >> you can get that up higher. there you go. >> wow, that's amazing. >> please go to break. >> you and david brock. who knew? >> put that down. i don't want to see that anymore. >>> coming up, talk about work-related stress, i'm stressed out right. what happened to a white house intern on her first day of the job? "morning joe" is back in a moment. (school bell ringing...) the 2014 chevy equinox comes with great features... ...like usb connectivity, so you can enjoy your favorite music. mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! mom! hi mom. and a multi-flex sliding rear seat, for your passenger's comfort and your own. start your summer off right and get this 2014 chevy equinox ls for around $199 per month. find new roads at your local chevy dealer. transit fares! as in the 37 b

willie geist. >> senator chambliss, couple ones for you then i'll pass it around the table as well. senators to apologize for not alerting you before this deal went down. and then yesterday members of the administration said no we didn't apologize to anybody. we called to express regret that we only reached staffers and not the senators themselves. can you clarify that? did you get an apology from the white house? >> i did very clearly. monday night they called me and said it's just come to my attention you did not get an advanced phone call on this and i apologize. it was pretty clear. and that's okay. >> what was your reaction senator, when you got that apology? >> well my reaction was that look. you guys know where i am on this issue. you got in writing from me my strong objection to the release of these five guys. and i can't overstate how ticked off i am about this. because i understand the background of all five of them. i know that while we have a 30% recidivism rate of either confirmed or suspected folks that have come out of gitmo, i guarantee you 100% of these five are goi

bill geist and willie geist, thank you, gentlemen.e going to be signing copies of their book "good talk, dad" and they will be downstairs in the cafeteria so head down there if you are interested in getting it signed. have a great afternoon and thanks for coming to the lit fest. [inaudible conversations] >> we just heard from bill and willie geist on the many conversations between father and sons. more from chicago in a couple minutes. >>> booktv is on facebook and twitter. like and follow us for book industry news, schedule updates and behind the scene author events and to interact with authors during live event. here are a few post from the last week. we tweeted on the consent of hilary clinton's soon to be published book. and we posted on article about the swearinging of susie levine. we tweeted and posted our author programs on tianam square. we want to know what you are reading this summer. send us a tweet or post on facebook or send an e-mail. watch all weekend long to see what prominent washingtonians are reading. follow us on

." >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamrontbull look. >> it was all the rage. >> everybody's wearing the white capris. and i love the walk. it's like, you can't -- you're restricted but then you try to work it. those are white boats on the feet. then the shirt covering the bum? >> bobby told me to tuck in the front, out in the back. she said that's the look. the large white loafers, the catamarans on the feet. >> can you imagine taking your kids in that? >> i don't think it's all that bad. >> that's what you want to hear. >> come on. >> i mean, i don't mind the -- >> you mean that look or on wim lee? >> on willie it looks good. on pitbull, it was too short and too tight. everything. >> he wore it hiked up to here. but that was his look. i've got the long torso going. >> you've got though body for it. you have a better body for that style than pitbull has. for that style, willie body elongates it whereas pitbulls -- >> you are very nice. >> we're trying to figure out a way -- but it's not you. >> i just went with the shoes. >>

this is today's take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist.ist trying the new pit bull look. >> everybody is wearing those. >> i love the walk. you're restricted. those white boats on your feet. >> the shirt in the back trying to cover your bum. >> tucked in the front and -- >> like a mull let. >> the white loafers look like two sailboats. >> imagine chasing your kids in that? >> i don't think it's all that bad. #orange room. >> i don't mind -- >> you mean on willie? >> on willie it looks good. on pit bull it was too short and too tight. >> he wore it here. i've got the long torso going. >> you've got the body for it. you have a better body for that style than pit bull. >> i said for that said of willie's body. >> you are both very nice. >> we're trying to figure out a way. it's not you. >> thank you. >> i just went with the shoes. the pants with the sneaker look. >> they're cool. >> are they comfy? >> they're comfy. >> i'm sitting in this outfit wondering what al is going to wear. he comes out in these shirts. >> did you keep the pants? >> th

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales, tamron hall.ing smiles on faces across the united states of america. >> all over. >> he's really enjoying it in hotlanta. or as you call it -- >> the atl. >> a-town. >> don't do that again. >> a-town? >> a-town. say hi to everybody there. we'll check in with you. >> tamron just vetoed my a-town. al, we'll see you in a couple minutes. let's talk about this story. there's a twist and a turn every day. some new video out released by the taliban showing the moment sergeant bowe bergdahl was handed over to american special forces. this happened on saturday. the video shows the militants as they wait in a field in eastern afghanistan. they have bergdahl. there are more armed men on a hill nearby for backup. american special forces then arrive, we're told, around 6:30 p.m. local time. as you see here, a helicopter comes in for a landing. both sides reportedly had agreed to approach each other with just three men per side. they briefly touch hands. then the americans wave as they back away. bergdahl is fr

i'm willie geist along with natalie morales and tamron hall. al is in dallas, right?ll check in with al in just a few minutes. >> looking nice, too, mr. roker. he always brings it. >> he rocks the hat wherever he is, you know i mean? >> and hidden treasures wherever he goes. >> hidden treasures. >> al roker just spreading joy across this great nation. >> that's his middle name. al joy roker. >>> let's get to some news. this story is just evolving every day. it's been three days since the surprise release of sergeant bowe bergdahl in the prisoner swap with the taliban. new criticism coming out about his conduct prior to his capture in afghanistan. the american prisoner of war held for five years, was captured after he walked away from his platoon in afghanistan in 2009. military officials tell nbc news they believe bergdahl had grown disillusioned with the war. many people have questioned the cost of securing bergdahl's release, as you've heard, freeing five taliban leaders from the prison in guantanamo bay, cuba. president obama spoke about bergdahl's release at a new

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales, tamron hall. in five years. he arrived in texas aboard a military plane from germany. he has not been seen publicly yet, not expected to make any public appearances, but he is at brook army medical center in san antonio, which is a rehabilitation center. it's still unclear when bergdahl will see his parents. the army is scheduled to hold a press conference later this afternoon to discuss bergdahl's final phase of reintegration. he's got a lot to go through. he's done a lot in germany, they got him physically up and running and debriefed him a little bit, and now he'll go through the next phase. there is some news out this morning, it hasn't been independently verified by nbc, but the daily beast is reporting on some letters that sergeant bergdahl wrote to his parents, which was a little insight before his capture into his state of mind. he did urge that no one judge him too quickly for his disappearance. this is before his capture. >> and he went on to say that the leadership was lacking, if not n

i want to see dan murty talking to willie geist on "today" show on how important that was for him. >>t solo diapers i had was day off in new york. i text tory and i said it's boy's day, no girls allowed and that was just me and him. wandering the streets of new york. >> how did you do? >> he's still breathing. >> did you have any second thoughts of leaving and go and be at the side of your son and your wife? >> no, that never crossed my mind or her mind. >> so, you know t was a reminder, though, when all of that blew up. dads don't get parental leave to change that first diaper and have a boys day in new york. >> it defers to the mother as being, you know, it should be in a lot of ways, but a dad doesn't get paternal leave. a dad doesn't get these things that a mother does get. so, we have a system set up that a guy who maybe wants to be the good dad that he wants to be isn't allowed to do so. in every situation, of course, is different but you, the part that i wrote about in that piece is so difficult. you want to be this good dad but in certain situations like that, you can't be a g

"father/son relation shfle bill and willie geist. arming of america during world war ii. the "chicago tribune" printers row lit fest live this weekend on c-span2, book tv, television for serious readers. >> the highway trust fund is expected to run out of money in september. paid for with an 18-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax, the money goes to road construction and mass transit. senate surface transportation subcommittee held a hearing on the issue yesterday. connecticut senator richard blumenthal chairs the subcommittee. >> good morning. welcome, everyone. we were -- we're just waiting for senator blunt. i'm going to begin with an opening statement. when he gets here, he can make his. i welcome senator klobuchar and thank her for her leadership on these issues. we're here at a moment of tremendous promise and peril for our nation's transportation system. literally, the funding for that system expires at the end of september and there's a need to reauthorize the nation's surface transportation law known as the map 21 which expires at the end of september. even before then t

sunday's topics include the father and son relationship of bill and willie geist. and vietnam's dragon lady. live this weekend on c-span2. book tv, television for serious readers. the consumer financial protection the total u.s. to $1t loan debt as up trillion. the senate budget committee held a hearing on how that debt affects consumers and the overall economy. senator patty murray chairs this 1.5 hour on hearing. [inaudible conversations] see this hearing will come to order. i want to thank senator johnson who is filling in today for my ranking member senator sessions. welcome to you and all of our colleagues who are joining us today as well as a roomful. welcome to all of you on a really important topic today. we are going to be talking about a challenge that 40 million people around our country face today and for many americans who want to further their education and build their skills taking out student loans has become a college prerequisite. but that debt can have lasting consequences for borrowers and begin their chances of getting ahead. insuring more amer

willie geist has a back out that's a book. they were doing it for father's day.ssue. >> it's a changing business model slightly for amazon, because jeff bezos has been concerned about the customer, making sure the customer can have whatever they want. there's been an argument for a long time they have to boost their margins at some point. >> that was not a universal film, was it? the lego movie? >> don't know if it is. jeff bezos would say the short-term hit is you won't have access to it on your site for the next month or two but if we can get lower prices for our consumers. that would be his argument. >> you remember the villain in the lego movie. >> i didn't see it. >> it's your kind of movie. >> lord business. >> lord business. from the uk. >> just trying to take over -- trying to looking for profits wherever you want find them at the expense of people. >> lego pieces? >> just at the expense of people trying to earn profits. he's a capitalist. >> lego capitalist. >> job creator. taxpay taxpayer. >> you can defend. >> i do, defend against anarchists and commun

. >> willie geist, it may have said more about the fact that cantor was more mike tyson on a very, very down decade and maybe buster doesn't make it for very long. but i think it maybe had to do more with the weaknesses of one than the other. but you had this dave brat who had what it took to pull off the stunning upset. you remember that one? you remember that fight? that was a massive upset. >> do i? i think it was 42-1 that buster douglas would win and he did win. i think like mike tyson, eric cantor took some things for granted in that race and it came back to bite him. >> also republicans have been putting up, quote, tea party people over the past few years that just weren't that talented. they were amateurs. it's like pat buchanan says, he talks about the political athleticism. and this guy's actually good. we haven't heard a lot of, but he sounds articulate and intelligent. some of the people we put up in 2010, they would have thought he was an outfielder for the dodgers of frederick hayek they would have said is that selma's dad. >> we're going to hear more on this. >> it's fasc

sunday, the father and son relationship of bill and willie geist, and vietnam's dragon lady. the printers row lit fest, live this weekend on c-span2. booktv, television for serious readers. "> "washington journal continues. host: joining us now is jonathan turley, a professor at george washington university law school here in a d.c. thank you for joining us. guest: thank you bot. host: we will talk about the release of bowe bergdahl in members for 5 taliban at guantÁnamo bay. if the white house wants to transfer prisoners out of that facility, what do they have to do legally? guest: there is a law in which congress sets some standards. some of them are rather obvious. that is a provision saying if you released someone from guantÁnamo bay, you need to have the secretary of defense make certain determinations, like this is not going to come back on the united states in terms of risk, that you have taken steps to determine what is going to happen to them. these are the types of determinations that any administration would do anyway. the provision relevant in this controversy is

willie geist will introduce us to the golf phenom who is sinking birdies.ing joe." we will be right back. ♪ ♪ >>> welcome back to "morning joe." here with us from princeton, new jersey. former state department official and now president and ceo of the new american foundation ann marie slaughter and in washington political director and host of "the daily rundown" chuck todd. chuck, i want to get the latest from you. i don't know if you heard our conversation over the past 15 minutes, but would you agree that we perhaps would be in syria or in a syria right now if we were not haunted by 2003? >> well, i think it's pretty clear we would be. i mean, just look at sort of where people like john kerry, that group of semihawkish senators, now former senators, i think that wing of the democratic party would have been very supportive of more intervention in syria. it's funny. when does public opinion matter and when it doesn't. on something like this, i think public opinion definitely has an impact on this. look. you go back to bosnia. the country was still recoverin

"today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron hall. n and willie both off today. >> that's right. >> it's been an exciting morning. >> you had a good commute. >> yeah. we had a great time. we surprised a sirius xm superfan. we rode with her from long island and rode in. she's is sales rep. and we rode all the way in. >> the funny thing is you've never really had to commute like that. >> no. i really haven't. even when i did local news here in new york, i did the 5:00, 6:00, 11:00. no traffic. >> it's a nice thing. >> we had a good time. starting tomorrow, the "today" show is available live on sirius xm channel 108. so you leave your house, get in your car, you can take us with you. >> i'm so excited about that. we both hosted a channel or one of the stations. i did alternative nation. >> i did '70s on 7. i had a lot of fun doing it. >> so much fun. and you were a deejay back in the day. >> back in college. >> me too. it brought back memories and fun. >> i think the music i played was different than the music you played. >> well, i didn'

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's" take with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron de. >> they were cute. i liked them. we'll also be joined by some stars of the film series. tune in. we'll have fun out there in orlando. we may ride a roller coaster or two. >> we may. >> i don't think i've been on a roller coaster since the '70s. >> i was just there this weekend. universal has the best rides, the best roller coasters. >> i did the spider-man early 2000. we'll see what happens. good stuff. >> much more like that. >>> we all are celebrating big victory for the united states stunning 2-1 win over ghana. now, it was just crazy. i was at a bar last night with the kids. everybody was there. >> the kids were at the bar? >> it was like a restaurant bar. but we have this whole thing staked out for team usa, of course. within 29 seconds. i could not believe it. clint duempsey scores the first goal. it was the fifth faster world cup goal. i think the fastest world cup goal for americans. that was an incredible start. then it got scary because ghana tied it up 1-1 for awhile. th

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamronen work here. but really, really nice crowd. this guy really knows how to perform and really takes care of his audience. >> he does. his fans, he appreciates them. you were saying all summer long we've had some great crowds out. even when there's not been a concert. people have shown up. it's nice. >> willie's not here. natalie is off on what she calls assignment, we call a boondoggle. because she's in brazil for the world cup. not only is she in brazil to watch and see the u.s. advance out of the death group, but her folks are there too. >> her mom and dad join in on the fun. >> that is the best. what a bonus for you. >> good morning. >> good morning, guys. you say boondoggle, but i will tell you i've not had a real meal yet. we've been hustling since i got here. hopefully later tonight i'm going to have some dinner with my parents finally a little reward. but it has been a rewarding time. it was so thrilling yesterday at the game as you guys mentioned the u.s. now advancing. they pla

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamron it was crazy last night. you probably heard it -- you were at a bar, i know. >> i was at a bar and it was like shots around. we needed comfort, by like i said, you're into the world cup. i'm new to the game. but portugal has the best player in the world. >> second best. >> when they scored in the first few seconds of the game, i thought it's done. when the usa team fought back, i was like this is a win. >> it was an incredible match. it was an incredible game. the u.s. played their hearts out. talk about the group of death. we survived. it was a stunning matchup tying 2-2. u.s. and portugal. now, just seconds before the end of the game, portugal broke our hearts when they scored that perfect cross shot off of ronaldo who they somehow left open. in that last one second, they managed to score. >> you raised an interesting point. it's a wonderful lesson -- >> it's a great lesson for kids. i looked at my kid and said this is why you play to the last second always. you never give up. they

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamrontunning. >> really was. >> let's get started with some of the stories that we're talking about as well, along with d-day as well. seattle, unfortunately, another tragic shooting there. a man in custody this morning after he allegedly opened fire on a crowd of students. this happened at the campus of seattle pacific university yesterday. one student was killed. two others are recovering. they're in the hospital. one is in critical condition. the other is in stable condition. the really incredible part of the story everybody's talking about is a student there actually intervened and may have stopped this from becoming a much more tragic situation, more violence occurring there. the gunman has been identified by police. he is 26-year-old aaron ybarra, and police say he entered a hall, he was armed with a shotgun and a knife. the hall was packed with students studying for finals, and that's when he opened fire. but he was taken down by this 22-year-old student jon meis. such a hero. he saw

. >>> from nbc news, this is "today's take" with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist, and tamronstion. >> okay. >> where is everybody? you've got four people on this show. where are they? >> everybody's gone. >> where? >> first of all, i'm thrilled to have hoda and jenna bush hager here. willie's on vacation. natalie is on her way to the world cup. >> not too shabby. >> and tamron is out in the wild with bear grylls. she's not doing a show. she's just out in the wild with bear grylls. >> having a great time. >> poor little old al. >> that's me. but i'm thrilled to have you guys. it's a warm-up for you for the 10:00. >> yes, it is. i'm excited about sirius today, by the way. >> it launched. >> are we on the radio right now? >> we are. >> my gosh. >> "today" sirius xm channel 108. >> that's so exciting. >> and anita is out there today. >> the lady we rode in yesterday we grew to love that looks a little bit like kris jenner. >> so what happens on this show? what do you people do? >> we have a chat. >> okay. >> it's a lot like your program only we're not drunk. >> you know what? wai

i'm willie geist along with al roker, natalie morales and tamron hall. fresh back from universal.l have butter beer energy. i feel like the sugar hasn't died down. >> it's because you drank about three gallons. >> could have used the network getting home. willie and i got stuck for a while. >> you got home quickly? >> we did. mechanical problems. switched to a different plane. >> he left me. >> i said i'm going to hop on this other flight if you guys want to do it. they're like, we're going to ride this out. >> if you made a conscious decision. >> i do have to thank somebody from jetblue who did such a nice thing for me yesterday. i left a bag that i purchased stuff, souvenirs for the kids on my flight. in thaeft to get home, i left it. the most wonderful man, joel at the jetblue counter took care of me. thank you to joel. he ma >> just like when yo-yo man left the cello. >>> this device everybody is talking about, amazon, the fire phone. they say it's going to change everything. it's got all these new features. tangle-free ear buds. this is the situation, if you reach into a bag