willie? >> help me out with this. president morsi, in a phone call a couple nights ago, apologizes and urges calm. today, he's calling for more protests. do i have that right? >> reporter: he's calling -- well, it's a fine line. there's no question, this is a test case for morsi. he is calling for protests but he's calling for peaceful and dignified protests. he's warned, in the same breath as he called for the protests his authority, his people, his security forces will crack down if there's effort to destroy property or hurt foreigners. >> wow. quite a time. jim is live in cairo. we'll check in with you throughout the day. >>> now to libya, where four americans, including chris stevens was killed during the raid on the us consulate. libyan officials say there have been a number of arrests linked to the attack. they are continuing to investigate if it was timed to mark the 9/11 anniversary or if someone tipped off the attackers to the safe house where many americans were hiding. two were killed trying to protect thei

>> good morning, willie. as you mentioned, there was a suicide blast in the capital kabul outside of the airport on airport road. it seemed to target a minibus carrying foreigners, primarily south africans. we don't know the nationalities of the rest killed in the attack. there were five south africans. a group, insurgent group in afghanistan took responsibility saying this was to avenge the anti-islamic film that caused outrage in the majority of the muslim world. the taliban, a different group also using that video, that film as an excuse to attack foreign forces. the eight service members that died over the weekend, the taliban said it was to avenge that same film. as you mentioned, six out of those eight killed this weekend were because of insider attacks. yesterday, the pentagon announced that they're going to suspend most joint u.s. and afghan operations. that's patrols that they go out on. that's units -- that's different groups of afghans and americans trying to work together, trying to fight the insu

i love willie in the a.m. playing madden '13 and watching "way too early," but an important correction, it's the "b" button not the "y" button. >> i tried to make a cool reference that you hit the "y" button. screwed once again by my producers. i can't even get that right. "morning joe" starts right now. >> what i said was exactly the same conclusion the white house reached, which was that the statement was inappropriate. that's why they backed away from it as well. >> they didn't say they were showing sympathy for the attackers. >> i think it was not directly applicable and appropriate for the setting. i think it should have been taken down. and apparently the white house felt the same way. >> no direction response when the president said you shoot first and aim later? >> well, this is politics. i'm not going to worry about the campaign. >> good morning. it's friday, september 14th. welcome to "morning joe." let's just turn the page, everybody. we're moving on from it. he's moving on. we're moving on. >> he i

willy, from the very beginning, was dish knew we had to have willie. >> like a son to you. >> no he is not like a son to

high >>> and a first for our program, we have willie geist, but first let's say hello to willie scott today. nice birthday party and a nice place. this is alice simpson of mt. dora, florida, 100 years old today. always had a great attitude and had ronald reagan for lunch one day, on the grill, not ronald but lunch. all right. louise ricks, atlanta, georgia, 100 years old. loves aerobic classes and happy birthday. lionel ferbos from new orleans, louisiana. a jazz musician, and he's 101 and works every week. loves to play that horn. clara shen, san francisco, california 1, 100 years old, a model for mass magazines back in the 1940s and still loves to play the piano. love her and vincent topper, harrisburg, pennsylvania, 100 years old today. a catholic priest for more than 70 years. beatrice, lovely beatrice ramirez of la verkin, utah, loves to sew and has many beautiful dresses. 104 years old. that's it. all from your nation's capital and now back to the hudson and east river, my two favorites. >> thanks, willard. coming up next, live from the plaza, a new take on the hit "call me, mayb

. >> and i'm willie geist in this morning for matt.annah, i'm struck by the progression of "call me, maybe." from cookie monster to now a classical orchestra >> we've got al. doesn't it just put you in an elevated mood? >> he does. calling for more strings. >> they can't see you, al, but that's okay. >> they can't? >> no. but later maybe we'll let you conduct. see that live. the whole performance. very exciting. beats the heavy metal version, that's for sure. meantime, we'll talk about politics at the top of our show. things getting pretty testy on the campaign trail. at a forum in miami president obama acknowledged he couldn't change washington from the inside and mitt romney was quick to pounce saying the president was throwing in the white flag of surrender on getting things done. we'll get reaction from a senior adviser to the president's campaign re-election team coming up. >> iphone fans flocking to apple stores across the country this morning to be among the very first to own the newest version. savannah, jealous, look what i ha

good morning, i'm willie geist with another special edition of "way too early with willie geist," live again for a final moon at the saloon a block away from the arena where president obama spoke last night. with both party's conventions finished, labor day behind us, we turn for the home stretch of this presidential campaign. we'll go through the president's speech and talk about what will happen between now and election day with john heilemann in just a minute. we'll also show you the moment that threatened to steal the show from the president when former arizona congresswoman, gabby giffords, 20 months after she was shot in the head, led the audience in the pledge of allegiance. that clip in its entirety later. but we begin with president obama and closing argument. 20,000 supporters packing into the convention hall. the president accepted his party's nomination for a second term. after a warm krupp from vice president biden, he offered a defense to his policies, saying he now needs more time to build on the progress he's made. >> if you reject the notion that this nation's promise

miss willie brown.row night, the varieties of south park and trey parker will join us. adam scott from parks & recreation will be here and everclear. right now, our first guest could be enjoying a free dessert at applebees. you can see him on the sunset on the 15th and also in niagara falls on the 28th. please welcome one of the funniest men on the planet, mr. bob newhart. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> thank you, jimmy. thank you. >> jimmy: it's great to have you here. happy birthday. >> yeah. >> jimmy: how old are you today? >> 83. >> jimmy: 83, that's a good age. >> 83 to me is the new 82. >> jimmy: is that right? do you feel good? >> i feel great. >> jimmy: are you interested in politics. politics really wasn't one of your things? >> no, i never really got into -- well, you lose half the audience. you know, i started in stand-up 52 years ago, and you just -- you lose half the audience, you know. >> jimmy: you take one particular side. >> you leave everybody throughout, you

willie? >> atia, there have been so many anti-american protests and so much violence across the muslim world over the last week that it kind of gets lost together. people lump together everything that's happening across the muslim world as a reaction to this anti-islamic film that was produced here in the united states. as you mentioned, the taliban says that did play some role in their attacks at camp bastion, but there on the ground, what do you see really as the source of the rage we're seeing against america? is it just that film, or there's got to be something bigger? >> reporter: that's a very good point that you've just made, willie. people are just using the movie as an excuse, at least when it comes to afghanistan. the taliban will take claim of responsibility for any attack that happens against coalition forces here in afghanistan. the camp bastion attack, many people are saying there's no way that it only took the taliban a couple of days to be able to penetrate this base in helman

going back to willie davis. willie game itself, will lee, changed much? the awful bounty scandal involving the new orleans saints. you have all of the talk about concussions. you have, you know, no helmet to helmet contact. the game seems to be a lot more regulated on the one hand and then maybe there is this other streak, a dark streak going on sub terrainously. do you still recognize the game as you played it back in the lombardi era. >> i can still recognize but it is not the same game. i can tell you one thing that this hitting above the shoulders or the head-to-head whatever you want to call it, it has no place in pro football as far as i'm concerned and i'm definitely glad to see commissioner goudell address it because i've never seen more of those type of injuries in my life. >> geraldo: so you like this new approach? >> yes, i do. because i he think that, you know, it is tough, look, coach lombardi used to talk about it is a game of contact, it's physical, it's all those things but i don't think he ever had in mind what is this deliberate attempt

i hate to stop this, willie, but i just want to warn our younger viewers, the cover story, willie, as of course, his first "time" cover was "there is no god." his second-time cover was "america is iidin the third "there is no santa claus." we've got a big question mark. what do you think what time-honored truth do you think jon meacham is going to savage today? >> i think he's coming back to one ofis old favorites, "heaven is f suckers." seriously! meacham, why did he do this to us? >> you and i have still explained to our sweet little daughters why mr. meacham tells them there is no such thing as heaven. it's a terrible thing. >> you actually are teasing the ca ict -- in fact, . jon, reverend meacham who is far more devout than either of you guys combined. >> it's the right, reverend, jon meacham, thank you. >> thank you. i stand corrected. thank you, joe. so it's atory by jon aut d an identity, about mormanism in america. and basically, he makes the case that mormanism is, in fact, the quintessential american religion. mormanism is all about america being the promised land. and jon

pat, let's pass it around the table, willie. you take those three states right there, he's got to start -- he's got to win florida. he's got to win ohio. and if he doesn't do it, i just don't see how it happens. >> harold, i think florida, it goes without saying, he has to win. 29 electoral votes. he's got to win the west which becomes much more difficult, and these numbers are trending the wrong way for him right now. >> there's no doubt. he's placed a huge bet on october 3rd, this romney campaign has. they picked paul ryan who is known in congress for being specific about ideas and plans for the future. and for some reason now the romney campaign doesn't want to be specific and detail oriented about what they'd do with taxes, how they'd reform entitlement, how they'd reform entitlement programs. they've given some sense but haven't gotten specific. there's no doubt this campaign is adrift. and without mitt romney being more active, engaged and specific, this could spell a second term which i would not be upset about at all for

that's willy's rule. you have to be a yankee fan. >> willy's not here. >> that's true. >> and that was not an accidental transition because it is time for sports now. and we start in the league of professional referees. also known now as the nfl because the union revs were greeted with a standing ovation by the good fans in baltimore as they made their long awaited return to the field for the ravens game against the browns. and for once the men in stripes were the most popular guys in the stadium, at least for a bit. let's get to the actual game. no score in the first quarter. josh cribbs back to receive a punt for the browns. wow! look at this, folks. he gets popped at the 40 yard line. his helmet comes flying off. anyway, it's a loot ball. that is the least of anybody's worries. cribbs who got sandwiches between defenders lied motionless on the field for a bit. both teams gathered around him in prayer. but thankfully cribbs got up, walked off under his own power, even managed a bit of a smile. picking i

welcome to "the willis report." hello, everybody, i am gerri willis. the fallen heroes in the consulate attack brought back on u.s. soil tonight. here are the pictures as violent and now to the american protesters sweeping across middle east and north africa, government across the region including ours containing the crisis which only seems to be growing. with more on this, republican strategist and fox news contributor. fox news middle east analyst and author of the coming revolution. a former staff member on the senate committee, well, all. this thing seems to be spreading, going everywhere tonight. reports of attacks on a base of british and american forces coming under attack tonight. and we're seeing these protests go everywhere now. what do you make of this? little internet video the cost of this? >> no, this is a network, the same network that did wonton among me, -- wonton them all day , the corona >> most of tripoli, libya, and from there on too many other countries. the reason they're doing this basically is to put pressure on the united stat

for the most part, a good setup this week, willie.ove to show up in new york here for what looks like probably the best weather of the whole summer. >> a little fall weather, cooling off. todd, thanks so much. >>> to sports, the first full weekend of action in the nfl. third quarter, denver down six. manning finds demaryius thomas on the quick out. just like that. remember this in the overtime with tebow at quarterback. the long touchdown. 71 yards. the 400th touchdown pass by the way in peyton manning's career. the steelers, though, eventually retake the lead. in the fourth quarter, manning going to find his former colts' teammate jacob tamme. denver goes up three. steelers down six with two to play. ben roethlisberger trying to make something happen. but he is picked off by tracy porter. he takes it all the way for the pick six. that seals the win for the broncos. they get their first win of the peyton manning era in denver, 31-19. broncos. >>> top pick andrew luck, manning's replacement in indianapolis, making his first nfl start a

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i am cheryl casone and for gerri willis. president obama into the podium at the united nations to defend his foreign policy. all eyes are on him. anti-american protests continued to rage on. the president making clear that he is hopeful enact let us remember that this is a season of progress. for the first time in decades, nations and libyans and egyptians voted for new leaders that were credible, compatible and fair. cheryl: has a change to something more dangerous? tonight, we talk to our expert from the hoover institution. today, he definitely handled the issue of the middle east. but critics say he has made too many missteps come back. >> he really didn't. president obama has to, begin with, changing his story. his administration described the crime that had taken place in benghazi is related to the video. it wasn't video. it was an act of terrorism. this story has changed. this is the background. so much for the rest is a good deal of revision of history. cheryl: you think the critics can get past the fact that he is no

willie. >> all right, al. thanks very much., the 12-year-old who asked for and got his first kiss from country superstar carrie underwood. you'll meet him when he come back. [ male announcer ] if you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. [ annoyed ] i'm pure milk chocolate on the inside. and i love that about you. and here i thought you loved me for my brain. is that made of chocolate too?!!! ♪ it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. better taste. better nutrition. how do you get from here... let's say you want to get ahead in your career. to here? at university of phoenix we're moving career planning forward so you can start figuring that out sooner. in fact, by thinking about where you want your education to lead, while you're still

welcome to type special edition of "the willis report." hello, everybody, i'm gerri willis. i don't know about you but i cannot shake that uneasy feeling about the economy and as a result translating into the markets high market volatility in recent months becoming the new normal for starting off the show with a simple question, where should you be investing now? to answer that, the panel of financial experts and advisors, lance robert. jamie foxx managing partner, and managing director of wealth held financial. where should i be invested in right now? speak of is a time, very challenging. this marketplace asset allegations sound like there is redundant but you have a balance in your portfolio amongst ducks and bonds and when i talk about that i think for most people looking for a little more yield, have to be focusing a dividend stocks and within bonds looking at yielding bonds like high yield bonds, convertible bonds and floating rate bonds. people think about bonds and think treasuries. gerri: is all about asset allocation? >> i think so. i think it is about the particula

that's because willy the cockatoo has been uttering vulgar phrases over and over again. love this story, todd. willy's owner allegedly trained this bird to use profanity to harass her ex-husband and his girlfriend who live next door, and the pet's potty mouth has even been documented in a police report, and the owner is now fighting a citation. i guess that's one way to get back your ex. i'm veronica de la cruz. this serl eais "early today," jr first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. it feels like autumn outside this morning. we will keep that going. maybe a light jacket or sweater. 52 in frederick. 55 in parkton. mostly sunny. a nice breeze from the northwest. high temperature between 75 and 80 degrees. >> 4:57. 59 degrees on tv hill. >> the orioles have a much needed day off. >> the ravens will take the field for the first time tonight in their first regular-season game. >> a post convention push. president obama gets a lift in the polls. >> sarah cal

that's because willy the cockatoo has been uttering vulgar phrases over and over again. i love this story, todd. willy's owner allegedly trained this bird to use profanity to harass her ex-husband and his girlfriend who live next door, and the pet's potty mouth has even been documented in a police report, and the owner is now fighting a citation. i guess that's one way to get back your ex. i'm veronica de la cruz. this serl eais "early today," jr first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> welcome to autumn. as promised, almost a chill in the air. what you can see from the weekend weather just ahead. >>> a powerful line of storms strikes our region. >>> here's billy cundiff, and the redskins have scored 40. >> living up to the hype. redskins fans are waking up with a smile on our faces after rg3 helps guide the team to an impressive first win. good morning, everybody. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i like how you said our faces, including you. >> i think pretty much everybody's excited for this. >> i'm eun yang. welcome to "news 4 today" for this monday, september 10th

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welcome to a "the willis report." ♪ gerri: hello, everybody. i'm gerri willis. number two of the democratic national convention. bill clinton takes center states tonight in charlotte, north carolina. live coverage from the floor of the convention. meanwhile, u.s. national debt continues to spiral out of control having hit the 16 trillion marks yesterday. republican vice presidential nominee paul ryan using it on the campaign trail in iowa today. >> we had $16 trillion of debt announced yesterday. that is a country in decline. we have a clear choice. are we going to stay on the path that president obama has placed us on, or we going to turn this thing around, when the selection and get the kutcher back on the right track? that's or going to do it. gerri: john and me now by phone, former -- senator alan simpson of wyoming. i'm very good. i hope we are the same. >> a beautiful day. high blue sky. other than that it is -- gerri: i sure it is not as did john notice that the national debt is now over $16 trillion. what do you make of it? >> i think it's tragic that a

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willie, what's next? >> let's hope one way or the other it's over this week, whether it's the vote tonight or judge tomorrow. get the kids back in school. >>> let's do some politics from washington. mr. sam stein, he's got a look at the top stories in today's huff post politics page. >> good morning, guys. >> let's talk top romney pollster. the campaign has struggled a bit on getting the tax plan across to voters, something they thought should have been a strength for the campaign. do they still have time now 50 days out to breakthrough on taxes? >> yeah, the romney pollster saying he doesn't think that voters actually know the distinction between the romney plan for taxes and the obama plan for taxes, which is sort of a shocking admission this far out in to the campaign. you know, they're drastically different tax plans, obviously. and i think it goes to show you when you have an empty canvas, people paint things on it for you. the romney campaign, not just taxes, but a bunch of different subjects have a

. >> commissioner willie adams? >> >> comment on executive session? no one is here. item 4, executive session. >> so moved. >> second. >> executive session [kwr-efrpbs/] legal counsel regarding existing litigat should we reconvene in open session? >> open session. >> please be advised that the [r-epg/]ing of cell phones, pagers an similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting and please be advised the chair may order the removal of anyone roresponsible for the ringing of or use of a cell phone, pager or other similar sound-producing electronic device. please be advised that a member of public has up to 3 minute tosses make pertinent public comments on each agenda item unless the port commission adopts a shorter period on any item. item 7a, executive director's report. >> good afternoon, commissioners and members of public ander port staff, i would like to start today by welcoming our newest commission. it gives me great honor to introduce to you all of you willie adams, our commissioner here at the end it, appointed by mayor lee and con fi

brandon pettigrew covered by patrick willis and the lions will have a fourth down and four. >> cris: we talked how figure it was to have middle linebackers to play one-on-one coverage against good receiving tight ends by brandon pettigrew and leave him on the field and impossible to run against them. a dynamic duo inside for the 49ers. >> al: last gasp for the lions. they keep it alive with johnson breaking a tackle and then tag the ball down to the 9 yard line to set up a first and goal. got away from whitner. the lions with first and goal at the 9 yard line and they will spend their final finalout. >> cris: they are like a start of a double play for matthew stafford from the shortstop position. first of all, you get calvin johnson coming across here and that was a deadly pick across the middle and should have been called as a penalty. not picked up there. watch stafford here. pure side-armer out the side door. this is a big open-field tackle down the field, though, by culliver to force the lions to come back and snap it again. they don't miss many open-field tackles, do they? >> al

can we sleep, willie? wake up, willie! willie, wake up!ndehai is here. >> big mac freak. >> jim, how you doing, man? >> doing well. how are you? >> we've been talking about mitt romney, tough week. first critiques over his campaign from people in his own party, from conservatives, and then this yesterday, the back-and-forth over the situation in libya. how bad is the damage here if there is some? >> it's been a terrible week, arguably the worst as a candidate certainly as a general election candidate. a lot of people on the right are saying he's getting a raw deal. a lot of people in the romney campaign feel like the media is out to get him. but what's different about this week is it's not the media, it's republicans day in and day out going on the record to openly critique him. think about monday. monday was "the wall street journal," "the weekly standard," trent lott, many many republican voices saying he doesn't have an agenda. tuesday, rush limbaugh, sean hannity, laura ingram saying if he can't win in this election, republicans should

the driver of that car, tyler willis, we're being told is being charged with dui tonight. he could face even more charges depending on the condition of the victim. for now we're live in claradon, ken molestina, 9 news now. >>> breaking news right now. a pedestrian is dead after a fatal hit and run crash in suitland, maryland. it happened a short time ago at silver hill road. police are still on the scene looking for the driver of what might be a white chevy impala. >>> elsewhere, the nats did their part. still looking to clinch the east division tonight. the braves won their game in atlanta while the nats were going extra innings in st. louis. that's where dave owens is reporting tonight. what's the mood out there? >> reporter: i'll tell you what, bruce, i was all ready for a celebration tonight. i had my goggles ready. i've got a poncho over here. you can't see it, but i was ready for the champagne. but tonight's game one of the weirdest we've seen in awhile. let me take you to the first inning. i'll have kristen berset detail this a little more later, but mike morris hit