with booking.com's range rebel and key can wing it all the way to jordan and chelsea's wedding. rumble! road trip. there she is. uh oh, oh, oh, oh, what? so here is our road trip itinerary. what's this? a bunch of different places... nah, bro. we gotta go off-script. rip to shreds every motel, cabin and teepee, between here and the wedding. now get out of my seat. alright. (screams) road trip! whahhhh hahaha... road trip! >>> welcome back to "way too early." thousands of people are expected to swamp the area around quicken loans arena for lebron james and the national champion cleveland cavaliers this morning. as they get a hero's welcome. but emblematic of his reign over the city this ten story banner on the side of the williams building. what's planned next for the wall created an internet sized controversy last night. plans have long been in the works for a different sign to go there. meaning the lebron sign must come down. here's a mock jud-up of the new banner set to go up to welcome the republican convention. this land is our land 150 years, and it has williams logo on it.

is reporting that cia weapons intended for syrian rebels are now being sold on the black market in jordan. some of those weapons the reports claims were used to kill two americans and three others at a police training facility at owe man in november. the times sources american and jordanian officials saying the weapons were stolen by jordanian intelligence operatives. we're told they used the money to buy suvs, iphones and other luxury items. a specifics person called the weapons theft quote absolutely incorrect. >>> still ahead on "way too early," the latest on those deadly floods that have led to a state of emergency in west virginia. more wet weather is expected today. we'll check in with bill karins. plus -- >> so we've come to cash this check. a check that will give us the riches of freedom. and the security of justice. >> entertainment and social justice collided at this year's b.e.t. awards. oh, and in case you missed it, beyonce opened the show. we'll have the highlights. tired of re-dosing antacids? try duo fusion! new, two in one heartburn relief. the antacid goes to work in sec

saw jordan re-sign with los angeles after already agreeing to join the mavericks. dallas fans booed jordan when he stepped onto the court, and some took time to express their displeasure. but the real attraction of the nature was the dirk nowitzki who put up a season high 31 points in the game. wesley matthews added 25 and the mavericks beat the clippers 118-108 >>> in orlando the lakers and the magic were all tied up with less than two seconds to play. >> everybody's on their feet in the amway center. vuckovich with the catch, he'll turn, fire! oh! >> he scores! >> magic! >> orlando's nick la vuckovich beats the buzzer with a turnaround jumper for a 101-99 magic win over the lakers. and a quick update on oklahoma -- oklahoma -- oklahoma city. the thunder star will miss the next seven to ten days after exiting tuesday's game against the wizards with a strained left hamstring. durant, who only appeared in 27 games last season because of multiple surgeries to repair a broken foot will be re-evaluated after the initial absence. >>> and finally, to the nfl defensive li

itself was a close one starting in the fourth quarter the game tied at 14, dallas pass intercepted by jordan hicks who takes it back the other way for a philadelphia go ahead store. on the cowboys next drive the qb scrambling, one to the back of the end zone, dez bryant able to haul that one in to tie the game. back after missing five with a broken foot, this game goes into overtime, the eagles with first possession in overtime. >> matthews now in the game at the 41 yard line. and fires and it's caught on the run and inside the ten and to the end zone goes matthews for a touchdown to win the game. >> philly quarterback finds sam bradford -- brad ford finds matt yus in ot, the eagles hand their rival the sixth straight loss. >>> let's go to college football. arkansas head coach has a slip of the tongue in a press conference after the razor backs thrilling overtime victory against ole miss on saturday. >> you know, as coaches we will do that a little bit. i'm looking forward to hopping on the wife -- hopping on the plane -- hopping on the plane with my wife. i can't believe i just said that. i

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after verbally agreeing to a deal with dallas mavericks, de'andre jordan has decided to resign with la clippers reportedly agreeing to a deal this morning. you can imagine what happened when word spread that he was having second thoughts about dallas. an emoji war on twitter. grown adults folks. an airplane emoji and then a response by a car emoji. blake griffin posted an airplane car. many other nba players joined in including kobe bryant who gently reminded everyone he is kobe bryant. >>> clippers prevailed after a coach and team president and owners arrived at jordan's home to sway him back to la. something tells me they didn't have emojis. clippers tweeted news in a photo caption. home is where your heart is. talk about emoji war. >>> jpp's finger has been reportedly amputated following a fireworks incident on july 4th. paul's future manyin the league remains unclear since he's yet to sign his franchise tenner. there's a chance the team could resend the offer. bucs quarterback cj wilson reportedly also lost two fingers in a fireworks mishap. he's in the final season of a two year d

kobe bryant joint wilt chamberlain and michael jordan as a player in the history to score 30,000 points. at 34 years and 104 days old, to be exact. bryant is the youngest player to reach the milestone. michael jordan didn't join the 30,000 point club until he was nearly 39 years old. >> and finally, espn sources confirm the rumor that free agent outfielder josh hamilton met with red sox general manager on monday. however, the red sox signed shane victorino to a three-year, $39 million deal yesterday making the prospect of hamilton coming up to boston and watching flyballs fall helplessly at his feet more unlikely. >> all right. coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," the president signals he is ready to take the plunge over the fiscal cliff if he doesn't get the tax increases over the wealthy. but will republicans agree to a broader deal? we have that conversation just ahead. when we come back right here, we're going to huddle around the water cooler. we have to get some space. let's put them in another room. allen simpson resorts to dancing "gangnam style" to make people int

israel, jordan, iraq, back to jordan for a secret dinner with pakistan's powerful army chief of staff. and afghanistan. >> that was nbc's andrea mitchell reporting. >>> staying overseas, a rescue package has kept the banks in cyprus from collapse bug the implications with the european unit rocking the global markets. on wall street all three major indexes ended the day in negative territory. let's go to cnbc's karen cho who is live in london. who are the winners and losers in cyprus with this package? >> those with deposits under 100,000 you'reos are still the winners here. those with over 100,000 are taking the hit. as to what's playing out on the ground, two major banks there still remain shut and are likely to be closed the next couple of days, the two banks that have been involved in this risky package. this is to avoid that run on deposits. in terms of the free flow of captain this will be constrained for a lot longer. capital controls are likely to last for a matter of weeks. we saw sentiment on wall street affected yesterday across europe yesterday but also today as well. and t

jordan led with 26 points. clippers take a 3 1 series lead. the bulls looking to take a lead over the cavaliers but this someone close down to the final horn. tied game. cavs on the inbound with enough time for one more play. >> 1.5 remaining. james for the win. it's good. lebron james at the buzzer. >> oh clutch from the king. lebron lebron james with the go ahead jumper. that's the third game winner in as many days at the buzzer. cleveland evens up the conference finals after a victory. this is an all time classic. this is going to go seven. let's go to the ice. the ducks send the flames home early heading into the game five with a 3-1 series lead. they do it in overtime. anaheim will face chicago in the western conference finals. d.c., the rangers crawl out of a hole winning their next two against the capitals. boston college's own scored twice last night. new york jumping out to a three goal lead. hanging on for a win in game six. the series is now tied. the rangers will probably win sending capitals fans into another summer of misery. let

runner up jordan spieth takes the world's top ranking from rory mcil roy. not too bad to lose and still become the number one golfer in the world. >>> jets quarterback geno smith is in trouble with the team after being photographed saturday playing catch two days after jaw surgery. head coach todd bowles said he wouldn't be disciplined for the workout but reminded him to refrain from physical activity. >> as a jets fan, can you please stop with these stories? it's really embarrassing. >> i just read what they tell me to. >>> former jet -- >> great. here we go. >> hosting the colts in the preview. tim tebow keeps fans around in the second half, standing ovation when he entered the game in the third quarter. tebow earns another round of applause after running in for a seven yard score late in the fourth quarter. eagles go on to win it. >> good for him. we like a comeback story. >> absolutely. sorry about your jets. >>> big day for madison bumgarner. first shutout of the year, career high with 14 strikeouts, allowing 3 hits in his 14th win of the season. as if

jordan spieth leads the field at minus 8. >> eddie murphy will receive an award. in a statement kennedy center president said through his appearances on saturday night live and work as a movie star eddie murphy has shown that like mark twain, he was yeared ahead of his time. that does it for me on this friday edition of "way too early." coming up in "morning joe" we're live from illinois where tornadoes destroyed a community. that destructive weather is now on the nooufmove. plus the latest from south carolina where new dash cam video sheds light on what happened moments before a police officer shot and killed an unarmed man and action in the race for 2016. former rhode island governor joins us after he states he's considering a run for the democratic nomination. he'll explain he he believes, quote, hillary clinton should in the be president. that and much more after this. shopping for a used car is so intimidating. i mean, you feel like you have to be this expert negotiator to get a fair deal. i hate to haggle. when you go to a restaurant you don't haggle over th

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. >> that was 21-year-old jordan spieth tapping in on the last hole of the masters becoming the second youngest champion in the history of the tournament. and to augusta national we go where things were never really in doubt for him on sunday. he started with a four-shot lead and no one got closer than three. he finished the day with six birdies birdies. he walked up the fairway with a four-shot lead and the tournament in hand. he celebrated with his family and headed down to the cabin where the last year's champion presented him with the green jacket. he ties tiger woods for the best masters score of all-time and becomes the first wire to wire champion since 1976. here he is after the round. >> it won't sink in yet. it's too difficult. i took my mind off of this moment for the last week. i really couldn't express words to you that would make sense right now. it would be something maybe to ask in a week or two. but it is very very special to join this club. >> 21 years old. american golf needs a champion and he will be that switching gears to basketball and the red sox and yankees face

and the heading to jordan as well. >> people are upset he hasn't been there in five years. live in israel. let's get back to politics here in the u.s. the first leg of mark sanford's shot at political redemption is now complete. the former governor of south carolina easily clinched a spot in the run-off in the charleston area congressional seat. what is still unclear who his opponent will be. a recount between curtis bostic and larry grooms, separated by less than 1%. sanford will try to cobble support for those who voted for other fields. the importance of putting the country's financial house in order. >> at the end of the day what we're all fighting for as fellow south carolinaians and americans is this larger notion about doing something on the tipping point that our civilization now finds itself. we have 40% of every dollar borrowed to sustain government. we have a fed that buys 75% of what the treasury spends every year. where we have a congressional budget office that says in just 12 years we will only have enough to pay for interest and entitled and nothing else. >>

that event will be a birthday party for the wife of vernon jordan, a long time friend of the clinton family. >>> still ahead on way too early, a new day for the l.a. clippers as a judge approves the team's sale to former microsoft ceo steve ballmer. then, jimmy fallon goes all in on the viral als ice dunking. along with the roots. who did he challenge? that story coming up. don't go anywhere. >>> on august 13th, the people's army and police began unrog a million people of barbed wire and sinking thousands of concrete posts on the ground on the border between east and west berlin. stage one of the three-year-old plan had started. which is why he's investing ain his heart health by eatingw. kellogg's raisin bran ® good morning dad. hi, sweetie. here's another eye opener, not only is kellogg's raisin bran ® heart healthy, but its a delicious source of potassium. mom make you eat that? i happen to like raisins. now that's what i'm talkin' about. invest in your heart health. with kellogg's raisin bran ®. so ally bank really has no hidden fethat's right. accounts? it's just that i'm wor

this is "way too early," the show that hasn't been as excited about a comeback since michael jordan did it 20 years ago. ♪ ♪ good morning everyone. i'm tuesday, august 18th. i'm ayman mohyeldin. donald trump may have been stuck in jury duty, but he spent the day at manhattan supreme court while most fellow candidates were left explaining this policy. make mexico pay for border wall, reduce amount of visas and green cards and change the birth rate citizenship. >> do you think birth rate citizenship to be ended? >> harry reid said it's not right for this country. >> we should end it? >> yeah. to me it's enforcing the laws in this country. i think you enforce the laws. i think it's important to send a message we're going to enforce the laws no matter how people come here. >> walker's campaign sought to clarify his remarks stating we have to enforce the laws, keep people from coming here, enforce to e verify to stop the jobs magnet. he did not claim he misspoke. louisiana governor bobby jindal embraced trump's stance. others used cautious language. >> if a child is born here from immigr

guilty of attempted second degree murder, the jury deadlocked on the murder charge for the death of jordan davis who was hit by three of dunn's bullets. he says he only used his handgun because the teens threatened him with a shotgun but police never found that alleged weapon. the mixed verdict will allow a recharge on the murder charge. >>> second of state john kerry is pointing the finger to president bashar al assad for the lack of peace talks. the situation is difficult to watch but impossible to disregard. with more on that, nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell. >> reporter: he appears to be 5, perhaps 6 years old. he cries, my brothers died, my brothers, my brothers. the dust from the regime's helicopter bombings still on his eyelashes mixing with his tears. it is one of many youtube videos this weekend, impossible to verify, but u.n. officials say telling a story of uncalculable horror. in homes people are starving, what the u.n. and the u.s. call a war crime. but the bombing continues. barrel bombs dropped from helicopters. despite a u.n. brokered cease fire.

the early favorites to wins the post are the two men you see here prince ali bin al hussein of jordan he was the runner-up in last week's election and the man next to him is mikhail plateny, a fifa vice president and the president of the uefa the confederation of european soccer. one las vegas sports book at platini as the favor to succeed blatter as bin al ushine as an underdog. following the surprise announcement the site of the 201 and 2022 world cups london's daily telegraph says, quote, his absence could open the way for a thorough review of the controversial decisions qatar world cup 2022 we'll see how that one goes. >>> winter may be over but republican contenders flocked to florida yesterday hoping to impress governor rick scott and other leaders in the 2016 battle ground state. where else would they go? the forum held at walt disney world and mostly featured talk about the economy and candidates' records with little contrast between other republicans in that race but wisconsin governor scott walker well, he walked back comments that he might skip the republican primary there

to los angeles, the clippers showing signs of a resurgence as chris paul, blake griffin and deandre' jordan each post double-doubles in a 119-99 first round playoff win over the trail blazers. in san antonio, the spurs jump out to a 1-0 lead after 20 points from kawhi leonard pushes them past memphis, 106-74. that is a blowout. >>> turning to the eastern conference, in miami, the heat match a franchise playoff record with 41 points in just the first quarter. and with the help of 31 scored by luol deng, they set a franchise playoff record with a total of 123 points in yesterday's win over the hornets. ouch! >>> but in cleveland, the top-seeded cavaliers take their opener without as much ease. relying on big numbers from their big three to slip by the pistons in game one, 106-101. >> good game. >> yeah, a pretty good game. thank you, bill. >> no problem. >>> now to the -- >> that's what i'm here for. >> thank you. >>> to the stanley cup playoffs. in anaheim, the predators take a 2-0 lead after downing the pacific division champion ducks 3-2 last night. in detroit, the red wings blank the ligh

kent ends up on the ground while umpire jordan baker is holding him back. it appears his legs slipped out from under him. no punches thrown as pour the game, the padres win it 6-4 after 11 innings. >>> back to cleveland where local meteorologist mark johnson had an interesting recap about last night's nba finals game in his forecast. bill, take a look. >> i thought in the first quarter, folks, we were going to have another one of those games. not a lot of calls and a lot of hacking going on. frankly, in the first quarter, golden state could have gotten away with this. hey, lebron you want to get to the basket? no way. let's fashion it folks, after the first quarter it was all about the cavs and their shooting performance. did you know j.r. smith and shumpert made four more shots than i did in tonight's game. this is what they were playing with tonight. this is what they were playing with tonight. not basketballs but bricks but that's our team. we have good days and bad days, and we're going to bounce back. >> i'm going to throw it over to bill karins, our m

buy some shades ♪ mini skirt with my js on ♪ with some shades on ♪ and a on >> offense to all michael jordan lovers. her wrapping in "23." go on tv and watch. smoke cigarettes. she's stripping down for the cover of the latest "rolling stone." her twerking was a big topic of conversation. she's likely done with twerking after all the controversy but says she could have gone much further with robin thicke if they wanted and wants to know why she's faced so much criticism but nothing directed towards thicke although he's gotten some criticism but it's a little unbalanced. >>> one of the most anticipated comedy sequels along with anchorman 2." look at jim carrey and jeff bridges, still look good in character as lloyd christmas and harry dunn back for "dumb and dumber 2" and spell it t-0. the fairrrelly brothers will be back to direct it. >> hey. want to hear the most annoying sound in the world? >> aaagh! >> guys, guys, guys! >> i like the kung fu dream sequence the best. i just break out laughing like a camel in the geico commercial. "way too early," alejandro encouraging visitors to get their

he announced yesterday he will head to israel, jordan in may. he will become the fourth pontiff to visit that region. the vatican is rejecting the thought that he will accept same-sex marriage for couples. he was quoted as saying on an educational level gay unions raise challenges for us today which for us are sometimes difficult to understand. i remember a case though where a sat little girl said my mother's friend doesn't love me. the vatican said pope francis's words were manipulated. >>> let's turn to the debate over the nsa. rand paul will file a class action lawsuit against the obama administration over the agency's spy program. paul is questioning the right to collect data for millions of americans from one single warrant. congressman peter king disagrees. >> rand paul does not know what he's talking about. rand paul is spreading fear among the american people. to me either he's totally uninformed or he's part of that hate america crowd that i thought left us in the 1960s. in any event, he doesn't deserve to be in the united states from s

jordan spieth currently tops the leader board finishing with a 6 under round of 66. two strokes ahead of the field after a bogey-free day. meantime, four-time champion major champion and world golf hall of famer ernie els got off to a bad start. check this out, the 46-year-old veteran golfer needed six -- count them, six putts to get the ball in the hole. guys, could you do better? anyway, he did score a 9 on the par 4 first hole. yikes. that's the highest in tournament's history. >> oh. he misses the one-handed. >> he's looking at this thing, i can't believe this nightmare. he got an 8 over par. he's tied for 31st. >>> in phoenix, the diamondbacks with a one-run lead over the cubs in the bottom of the second inning. >> left center. and this could be trouble. drops it! and flying around the bases. williams -- and he is safe. >> yikes. man down. but arizona's segura takes advantage of the collision. he hit it to left center. he hustled around the diamond, but that guy, not so lucky. not well with him. that's chicago left fielder -- >> got injured. >> he was carted off

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. >>> john deere classic, jordan spieth picks up his fourth title of the season two-hole playoff to finish the tournament at 20 under. two major championships this season already. he will try to ride the momentum as he looks to complete the third leg of the grand slam this week at the open championship. >>> now to major league baseball. in new york the mets. already a pair of long balls in yesterday's game against the diamondbacks. diamondbacks. >> right field right down the line headed toward the pole! it's out of here! he makes history! >> talk about a record-making performance, first met to hit three home runs in a single game and just the tenth to ever tally three homers in a single game. new york mets win it 5-3. pirates on their way back to the bottom of the tenth after the cardinals took a two-run lead. single hit by francisco cervelli. gregory polanco, two outs and the bases loaded. >> and they win it again! >> for the second night in a row, pirates come back in extra innings to stun the cardinals. they walk off. >> knocking off their rivals. >> absolutely with a 6-5 victory. do yo

meanwhile, michael jordan the star of that '96 bulls team released a statement congratulating the warriors on their record-breaking season adding he looks forward to seeing them in the playoffs and president obama stayed up to watch the end of the game, tweeting if anyone had to break his home team's record, he is glad it was the warriors. that was pretty gracious of him. pretty awesome. >> the kobe thing is amazing. he had a horrible year, his body wasn't cooperating, scoring 60. going out like a legend. >> yeah. >> we have legendary beautiful weather moving across the country. not so much this morning down in areas around new orleans though. this is where we had some heavy rain coming off the gulf. that will track over the city. i-10, the rain is starting to encroach on you. from panama city, back to tallahassee, jacksonville, florida, to gainesville, on and off rain today. definitely not beach weather. here's the great stuff. 77 in denver. 74 in minneapolis. that's almost like -- we're starting to hint on like early summer-like conditions. that warmth is going to spread across the count

. >>> while in the region, president obama will also visit the west bank and jordan. >>> overseas, iranian president mahmoud am dan ghmadinejad is i. mohamed morsi rolled out the red carpet for his guest marking the first visit to cairo by an iranian leader since 1979. that is the year egypt signed a peace treaty with israel. they focused on the civil war in syria. iran remains syria's closest ally in the region and egypt called on president assad to step down. now despite the warm welcome, there were tense moments. ahmadinejad's visit to a mosque was cut short after a protester threw a shoe at him, a common sign of disrespect in the arab world. turkish media says the man was immediately detained. >>> new jersey governor chris christie says there is a plan to deal with his on going weight struggle. the governor poked fun of his size on david letterman's show. he even took a bite of a donut. when asked about his health at a local news conference, he acknowledged the issue saying just because his efforts to lose weight aren't always successful, it doesn't mean he's not trying. >> i know that

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jordan spieth's hopes for a grand slam are still alive. he's just one shot off the lead after round three and will try to capture his third straight major in today's final round. >>> much-needed rain in drought-ridden southern california turned dangerous over the weekend. l.a. and san diego set all-time rainfall records for the month of july. one forecaster with the national weather service calling it quote, super historyic. >> i want super duper historic. >> super duper historic. bad story. so much rain that part of the interstate 10 which connects california to arizona, collapsed under the pressure. one driver was trapped beneath the debris and had to be rescued and treated for injuries. this was the picture saturday in arizona, mobile homes and other vehicles being swept away in the floodwaters. it wasn't just rain. california's interstate 15 friday connecting southern california to las vegas, a wildfire creeping on to the highway torching vehicles and sending drivers running for their lives. >> grabbed my water and bag and flame is alr

the nats will joy good-bye to pitcher jordan zimmerman who racked up 70 wins and two all-star appearances over seven seasons. the soon-to-be free agent issued a farewell statement through his agent thanking fans for their support. >>> and the mlb playoffs begin tonight with the yankees hosting the astros in the american league wild card game. the one-game playoff will decide who advances to face the royals in the a.l. division series. the yanks will have to do without starting pitcher cc sabathia this postseason. the 35-year-old veteran has checked himself in a rehab facility to get treatment for alcohol addiction. sabathia remained positive in his announcement on facebook and instagram, that included this picture of a dog, with the caption, just trying to get my blank together. bill? let's get a check on our weather now with nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> i haven't heard anyone really saying they have a problem with it. have to do what you have to do right for your family and for yourself. wish him the best. let's talk about this historic flood in south carolina. now we're done with t

jordan spieth fighting health concerns in a decision announced yesterday to pull out of next month's games, leaving the sport without its top four competitors after a 112-year absence from the olympics. the u.s. will still send the most players of to rio of any country bubby watson, rickie fowler, patrick reid and now matt kuchar who is replacing spieth. >>> finally defending champ chris troop is clinging to the yellow jersey as the current leader at this year's four de france. he's hoping not to let anyone get in the way. froome was fined the equivalent of about $2,000 after taking a swing at one fan who got a little too close to tt action over the weekend. froome later defended the move in a tweet saying getting abuse for the hand off of a spectator, camera doesn't show his flag almost going in to my front wheel and across my handle bars. so there. let's get a check now on your weather with nbc meteorologist keith sosna. do not go after the spectators. >> i would not recommend that. always one in every crowd. we have a violent line of storms now making its way down to the south and

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unfortunately it's not michael jordan mold. it's michael bolton. i'm glad you're up with us this morning watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. you can e-mail me. you can also tweet me @williegeist1, let me know what you're doing up at this hour. or you can text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. we'll read the best responses later in the show. the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this friday, june 8th. yes, it is friday, and there's a lot to tell you about, including ben bernanke telling congress the expiration of the bush tax cuts could send the country over a fiscal cliff. we'll let him explain. plus greece really needs to get its act together. come on, guys. i'm not sure how much more of this we can watch. greek politicians now brawling on morning television, taking swings at women. tell you what's going on here a little bit later in the snow. first let's get to the news live at 5:30 a.m. here at 30 rock in new york city. another day of brutal killing of civilians in syria and another round of cond

jordan apparently would have you believe, that the president of the united states last summer, donald j. trump, publicly said, voting by mail would lead to massive fraud? did he say that or am i imagining that? >> things get heated during a hearing into the u.s. postal service as lawmakers relitigate the agency's political issues that came up during the 2020 election. with the postal service still in crisis, the question is, does president biden have a plan to fix it? >>> plus, more testimony today into the security failure that led to the january 6th attack on the capitol with key players offering contradictory statements, the question is, how will congress get to the bottom of what happened? >>> and new polling shows a majority of americans, including 60% of republicans, support president biden's covid relief plan. with the bill being so popular, the question is, how exactly do republicans plan to oppose it? it's "way too early" for this. good morning! and welcome to "way too early." i am kasie hunt on this thursday, february 25th. we'll start with the news. >>> we are learning more

jordan schaeffer -- takes cain deep into the alley way in center and gregor blanco makes a beautiful catch. what a play by blanco. cain loves it, throws his hands up to celebrate. eighth inning, another full count on wallace, ted barrett gives him the benefit of the doubt, cain's 14th strikeout of the night. to the ninth inning, perfect game still intact with two outs. cain facing jason castro, dwayne kiper has the call. >> one ball and two strikes. on the ground -- from deep third -- got him! and that's a perfect game. and the giants mobbing matt cain on the pitcher's mound. >> the first perfect game in giants franchise history. cain did it in 125 pitches, striking out a career high 14 batters. the most strikeouts of any perfect game. the second perfect game this season. the white sox phil humber did it on april 21st. matt cain's wife up in the stands a minute ago, run downs to the dugout to congratulate him. there she is. he got two great catches and his post-game press conference with his arm wrapped in ice. cain talked about doing it in front of the home crowd. >> there's really

michael jordan, magic, bird all of those. stacked with hall of famers. at halftime, president obama did his part to put that debate to rest. >> you know, this is a generational thing. i was around in '92. i was a bulls fan. so i've got to go with the original dream team. and i suspect that michael and sir charles and others would point out they were probably never down at any point in any of their games. you know, but this is a great team. unbelievable talent and kobe is a competitor. you expect him to do a little trash talking whenever the opportunity arises. >> baseball now, kevin youkilis made his return to fenway. this time as a member of the visiting white sox. got a nice reception from the boston fans. >> third baseman, number 20, kevin youkilis. [ applause ] >> those, of course, the cheers of yuk not to be mistaken for boos from fenway. he had to wipe the tears out of his eyes before he stepped into the box. as the bat got under way, he slapped a ground ball up for a single serenaded by more cheers from the crowd. one batter later, dunn grounds ou

this comes hours after king abdullah of jordan called for president assad to step down from his family's four decades of rule. turkey is also signaling it may be time for assad to go, threatening to cut off key supplies to syria as this continues. >>> turning to business, the european bond market jumped yesterday as a group of relatively stable companies in the eurozone were dragged deeper into the global financial crisis. let's get a look at the early markets as we get all up in your business. steve sedgwick is live in london. good morning. >>> good morning. what i want to emphasize today is the strength of the u.s. markets compared with what we're seeing in europe. we see a bit less jittery reaction to every time we see a problem in the euro zone market. yesterday they were reacting on u.s. sales figures, and the dow managed to have a flat session despite the fact that yields jumped on eurozone bonds, and the physical bond market fell in europe as even worried about the spread of the crisis, not only from greece to italy but also to countries that had been immune, countries such as fra

then lebron james turned into michael jordan. the question is, could lebron lead miami back to take the series? good morning, i'm willie geist. this is "pay too early." we are up front in telling you our mind is relaxing on sunday this memorial day weekend. i'm glad you are up with us or listening live on xm radio. shoot me and e-mail to let me know why you are awake right now. text the word awake followed by the response. what they said was 622639. we'll read responses later in the show. a lot to tell you about today including news from afghanistan and libya. speaking of overnight, i was up until midnight in the bravo clubhouse with my main man andy cohen and that lovely lady, ramona of the real housewives of new york. we are going to get you a delicious clip about our discussion. it's coming up later. >>> first, let's get to the news live at 5:00 a.m. in 30 rock in new york city. >>> violent storms killed at least three people in the atlanta metro area. in joplin, missouri, emergency crews are renewing efforts to find survivors

jordan? he's seven feet tall. finished with 26 points. in the fourth, nowitzki puts up a three no good. they get the rebound and nowitzki gets another shot at it. straight-away three. the hometown crowd goes nuts. dallas comes back to win this one 100-96. there is mark cuban hoisting that trophy. they take home the western conference title for the second time in two years. they'll play the winner of the heat/bulls series in the nba finals. >>> turning to baseball, wild extra inning games last night. reds and phillies in the 10th. cincinnati's jay bruce leads off with a solo shot to right feed. it sneaks over the fence. take another look. fan reaching out, catching the ball near the railing. the umpire does rule it a home run. in the bottom of the tenth, the phillies needed this. ryan howard responds. a bomb to center field. 420 feet. that ties the game at 4. let's jump ahead to the 19th inning. fans falling asleep in the stands. the game went on so long, the phillies trotted out second baseman wilson valdez to pitch. little wild early. a

the question is who else could get tom hanks, beyonce and michael jordan all to drop by the same retirement party? it's "way too early" for this. >>> good morning. i'm willie geist. this is "way too early," the show whose own parents wouldn't drop by its going away party. just too early. glad you are up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot us an e-mail and let us know what you're doing. or text the word awake followed by your response to 622639. be sure to include your address again this week, if we read your response on the air you will get a signed copy of my new book "loaded." the next 30 minutes will be your cram session for this wednesday may 18th. a lot to tell b bl you about to including the head of the international monetary fund waking up in jail. >> and nothing is better than a good old-fashioned soccer brawl. we'll get to that later. >>> embattled imf chief dominique strauss-kahn is under suicide watch in a rikers island jail cell this morning as he awaits a friday court appearance on charges that he sexually assaulted a new york city hotel maid.

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