Public for over a month. Thats going to do it for way too early. First, real fast, we have to say goodbye to our john tower. Show a shot of john tower. Dont hide, dont hide, john tower. We celebrate john tower who has been a long time member of the way too early family who is taking off for a new position elsewhere. Do you have anything to say . I would. No. They actually fired me. Oh. Wawa. No, youre on to great things. We love you john tower. More surprises to come four but i dont want to give them away. Okay. Big surprise. Morning joe starts right now. Are. Were vigilante in looking out for individuals of suspicion
may be crossing our border. The chances of an outbreak of an epidemic here are extraordinarily low. Im not an ice cream guy. Good morning, it is friday, october 10th. Welcome to morning joe. Were here in washington, d. C. , at least half of us are. We have senior Political Editor and White House Correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein. New york times reporter Jeremy Peters and columnist for Bloomberg News al hunt. Jeremy is mr. Front page. Jeremy is always mr. Front page. Of course, a lot of news to cover. Also this weekend a lot of baseball as we get to the finals. We should tell our own al hunt that we mourn with him about the nationals. Well get them next year, al. Well get them next year. Who your rooting for now . It is rough. Mika, it was so painful, they deserved much better than that, they will be back, they have a great young team. Great fan base too. Baseball in d. C. , yeah. It makes a lot of sense. So, mika, we were talking before about some of the ads being run against kay hagan, shes not showing up for this hearing or that hearing. I guess her opponent has a point because woody allen been quoted saying that 80 of life is just showing up. If thats the case, congress is failing at all turns not just kay hagan. Republicans pounding away at the North Carolina senator for missing hearings by isis so she could actually show up at fundraisers. So, what are all democrats and all republicans doing . Well, they are missing in action while isis marches across the
middle east so they can attend fundraisers, kiss babies and count votes. Whats fair for kay hagan is fair for republicans as well and anybody thats to make attendance in congress an issue this Campaign Season should just shut up or show up because right now theres no honor in either house. I know a lot of people i talked to and you talked to want to know where congress is. Why arent they debating isis. Why arent they debating ebola. They are not doing their job. Yeah. Unless you put a clear position on isis yourself stay on the campaign trail and dont criticize the president. In the battle for the senate as you bring up the election, republican candidates are doing whatever they can to tie their opponents to president obama and democrats are doing all they can to avoid it. Look at this. I just want to remind congressman gardner hes running against me not barack obama. Not my father. Not harry reid, its congressman gardner and myself on the ballot this fall. Im not sure he recognizes hes not running against harry reid or barack obama, hes running against me. I have a lot of respect for you but youre dead wrong. Im absolutely running against barack obama and harry reid. And did you guys see this . Kentuckys democratic candidate Allison Grimes who is kind of inching up in the polls even refused to answer who she voted for in the last two president ial elections. Did you vote for president obama in 2008, 2012 . This election isnt about the president. Its about i know. Who did you vote for. Putting kentuckyians back to work. Did you vote for him . I was a delegate for Hillary Clinton. I think kentuckyians know im a clinton democrat through and
through. I respect the sanctity of the ballot box. So you wont answer. The president is on the ballot as much as Mitch Mcconnell might want him to be. Its my name. Come on. Just tell people who you voted for. Al hunt, i had an opponent in 94 who wouldnt answer the question. I was like did you vote for, you know did you vote for bill clinton or not . This is a simple question. It just makes them look foolish. Of course they just kept pounding away. We all know she voted for barack obama. A democrat in that position is in an awful position. Its not hard. Joe, youre right. Its sophomoric. Everybody knows she did. She could simply say i voted for barack obama. Its about the future. Im disappointed in the future, whatever she wants to say. To duck it like that is really an amateur. If she was in a primary she wouldnt have said that. Of course not. Mika, thats a perfect thing to say. What you say yeah i voted against barack obama and like a lot of people in kentucky and a lot of people across america im really disappointed in him. I didnt think he would wage a war against coal workers in kentucky. I didnt think. Then just add on to there and then suddenly okay, wow. Yeah, well she admits she voted for him and shes disappointed so she can actually that was then you can go right on i also watched the georgia debate the other night and they would ask, if they asked david perdue about the future of the world what would happen in china or the middle east his answer was im running against harry reid and barack obama. Essentially what she was afraid of having a short clip
made of her saying i voted for barack obama and cut off there. Losing the truth somewhere. It was a bit of a hamhanded answer. Democrats are also concerned with her candidacy. Why republicans are not nearly as worried. When you have consultants whispering in your ear dont give a sound bite where authenticity would have served herbert. A new cnn Opinion Research poll does mark begich trailing in alaska. And Mary Landrieu replaced her Campaign Manager. Theres another emerging issue on the campaign trail. Who showing up and who is not. All those big corporations is supporting the guy who is not here tonight, not the colonel. We had people arrested at Denver International airport for conspiring with the islamic
state. In chicago for conspiring with the Islamic State. And senator udall doesnt even show up at the Armed Services hearing when it talks about emerging threats. In january president obama refers to the Islamic State as a jv team. Days later the Armed Services committee holds a hearing on new global threats. Senator kay hagan, absent. Hey began has missed over half of the Armed Services hearings this year. In fact hagan admits she prioritized a Cocktail Party to benefit her campaign. We have, joe, the crickets sound track in terms of where they all are now at this time of morning. Yeah. Not only that, al, obviously kay hagan going to a fundraiser instead of being at a hearing thats one thing. But those ads are so twisted and distorted, i feel like asking people have you ever been to a hearing . They got three or four people
droning on and on and im looking here at the mark up for fy03 in relation to fy09. Mr. Chairman, can we get the parliamenti an in here. This is, again, dont go to a fundraiser when the hearing is on. Hes not exaggerating. Thats what they are like. The shame, the cry is not that someone missed a hearing but the entire Congress Left to go home without addressing the issue of the war. Thank you. We have a threat and there were a couple of people on both sides of the aisle that said this is outrageous and they are
equally culpable. If youre going to condemn senators for missing hearings to attend fundraisers, you should be condemning the fundraising culture of congress that requires them to be begging for dollars, calling for dollars. That makes too much sense. Everyone is guilty of this. Tom tillis is running ads. The chutzpa to run ads like that when you miss sessions. The Fundraising Climate you have to beg for dollars at all hours. I got to say, those al is exactly right. At the end of the day are we really going to criticize people, republican or democrat alike for missing a stupid hearing here or a stupid hearing there or are we going to criticize them for leaving town and not being on the house floor and debating intensely what is going on. By the way, whats going on in syria, whats going on in iraq
and whats going on in turkey. These are the gravest most important times as far as Foreign Policy goes since 2001 and they all left. Joe, should the president call them back . I would call them back in a second. If i were the president of the United States i would call them back. Barack obama doesnt want to call them back because a lot of democrats would vote against him. Too bad. He needs to call them back and they need to debate this out. Jeremy this is not just happening in colorado, not just happening in colorado. Youre seeing these similar ads highlighting the hearings that incumbent senators have missed in new hampshire, iowa as well. Its a potent line of attack and from what i understand unnerving democrats. It makes them look like they are taking unseriously the very serious challenges. Whats the answer to it . What is the answer . Can i just tell you what the answer is. Ignore it. These things dont work. How i do know . I know from experience. They dont work. They were tried on me repeatedly. Did joe ever miss a hearing. I missed so many hearings, but you know what . I missed hearings and when i went back to my district nobody said oh, that scarborough he doesnt work hard enough. Everybody knew i was crazy and everybody knew i was working around the clock and i didnt have time to waste on hearings where people droned on and on. If there was a deal be made to cut the deficit voters are smart and they dont take attendance with their members of congress. They know who is effective, they know who is not and if kay hagan is fighting for the people of North Carolina they dont give a damn shes miss ad couple of hearings. If they dont think shes not fighting for the people of North Carolina, shes in trouble but not because she missed hearings. Mike huckabee threatening to
leave the Republican Party if it does not strongly oppose same sex marriage. Here are two parts of an interview he gave on tuesday one day after the Supreme Court refused to hear appeals. Im utterly eupset with republicans who abdicated on this issue if they continue in this direction they guarantee they will lose every election in the future. Guarantee it. If the republicans want to lose guys like me, and a whole bunch of still godfearing republicans, go ahead and abdicate on this issue and go ahead say abortion doesnt matter either because at that point you lose me. Im gone. Ill become an independent. Ill find people that have guts to stand. Im tired of this. All right. We now have more details about
the september 6th drunken palin family brawl. According to an Anchorage PoliceDepartment Report there were at least two separate incidents involving as many as 20 people. In one case Bristol Palin reportedly went after the partys host, punching him five or six times. Bristol said she was punched to the ground and dragged outside. However, the host says bristol fell down when he finally tried to stop her from striking him. Meanwhile bristols brother track and father todd were involved in a fight outside. Track alleges a family friend was suckered punch so he took off his shirt and prepared to fight but then was attacked by two other men. Im having trouble keeping up. Todd says everything escalated and it wasnt something they could walk away from. As for sarah palin, the former candidate for Vice President of the United States, witnesses say she remained inside the familys
white limo parked outside while her family was involved in these altercations. Should i go to the dow, joe . No. Take off your shirt before you fight. Would you do that, al . Always. Really . Absolutely. Okay. Dont threaten my woman. This is the first time i ever wished sarah palin was elected. It took place on mass avenue down the road joe takes it a step further. Rips it off and then hurls and then fights. Yeah. Without using multiple vulgarities in that thing were there vulgarities. Im going to tease. Im in the middle here. Still ahead on morning joe, dr. Brzezinski is with us for the latest on the advance of
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felony child abuse, a trial date has tentatively been set for december 1st. Thomas . Go on to trial to get him back on the playing field. Well see how that plays out. Wall street journal, its reporting how amazon plans to open its first retail store here in manhattan and this just in time for the busy Holiday Shopping season. The store will primarily function as a mini warehouse with a limited inventory for same day delivery. It will accept same day pick ups for exchanges and returns and the store could feature amazon device such as the kindle and fire smartphone. No word yet if drones will be delivering any of the packages. Lets go to the washington post. A gutsy move to go straight to the companys ceo to ask for a raise. More gutsy to cc 200,000 coworkers on the email. Thats one way to do it. A wells fargo employee asked the banks boss to give everybody a 10,000 salary bump using the companys profits to pay for it. I dont know. According to the proposal, the move would quote show the rest of the United States if not the world that, yes, big corporations can have a heart. The bank says it does not discuss personnel matters. That person was fired. My advice on that is dont do that. Go mika. Mika, were talking about, talked about this microsoft story which i cant wait to hear your take on what happened at microsoft when a man basically said hey come on little ladies its unbecoming, just sit back and wait. Joe, i know you want me to
warm up a little bit with people and have like a this is not going help. No. Mika i would highly recommend you cold call microsoft today because someone needs a know your value summit at microsoft. Whoa. Cold call. They will pick up that call. Its an incredible story. Yeah. All right. Coming up, kim jongun hasnt been seen in over a month. Well ask dr. Brzezinski what this could mean for the stability of the korean peninsula. And first well find out what Jeremy Peters is writing about this morning. Stay with us, well be right back. The most amazing thing about the ford fusion
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managing editor of tv ones daily show news one roland martin. Good to have you on board. Ill start with the wall street journal. Its peggy, peggy noonan. I wish she wouldnt hold back so much. I really do. I wish she would let it out a little bit. Poor peggy. Shes got to just let it go. Heres what she says. Leon panettas worthy fight, his book pretends to offer answers to a problem of which the book is actually an example, the mindless partisanship that has seized washington. This me moire is obnoxious and lacks stature. Reading a comparable book, robert gates recent stinging me moire you could see through. To think this is washingtons wise men. It is disturbing, mika, and
its disturbing just like that face you just did, that was disturbing as well. Seriously, this is just its unbecoming of a supposed quote wise man. I cant imagine i personally cannot imagine me undercutting a commanderinchief that i worked for as secretary of defense with a tell all book in a time of war. I cant imagine it. It shows a lack of discretion, i think, at least. But, unfortunately, more likely it shows a lack of character. And to do it again, i will say and perhaps one of the most critical times for our commanderinchief in our country i mean hell ive been critical of barack obama almost nonstop from the beginning of his administration for a lot of Different Reasons because these are such serious times. I have given him the benefit of the doubt as commanderinchief in this time of crisis. I cant imagine being a secretary of defense for the man leaving and then profiting by writing a tell all book in these times. Roland martin, i would guess that like me you would think theres a time and place to do this and perhaps not during your commanderinchiefs presidency and not in a time of war. Not only that. Not only was he secretary of defense he was head of the cia. Lets be who nest. You dont have profiles of courage, individuals of character, not many of them left in this city. You dont have many of the statesmen that you used to have who used to understand time and place. You have folks now that to make a buck or get it in and leon panettas actions are shameful, they are disgraceful and certainly speak to his character and i think for him to make these rounds, writing this
particular book shows that its all about him and not about america so hes dishonored the troops, dishonored the presidency and frankly let down americans. Lets move on to the New York Times which you dont even have to open. Mika, i dont mean to interrupt. Can i go to al hunt quickly. Al im sure you know leon and a lot of people know leon and they like leon. Just tell me 10, 15, 20 years ago, lets say William Cohen, sure there are a lot of things that bill clinton did that William Cohen didnt agree with. Would he have gone out and rain tell all book about bill clinton before bill Clinton Left Office . Designee wouldnt have. Ive known leon for 40 years. I have immense respect for him. But i agree with this critique. I had dinner one time about 17 years ago with Daniel Patrick moynihan and george
stephanopoulos just put out his book. Daniel was outraged. He said its a disservice to the president. It inhibits conversations and less likely to take people in who might do that. This president unfortunately somehow has had it happen to him three times, gates, panetta and clinton. All three were wrong. It raises questions about loyalty. By the way, it may have happened, mika. It may have happened and people said everybody is attacking barack obama. This speaks to Barack Obamas leadership. No. It speaks to the character of the people that written these tell all books about a man who knows them, who they served. And the thing is, what concerns me is president s in the future will be more likely to get bland
milqtoast homogenized lackeys. I want a republican to go out and get a democrat and bring them in or a democrat to get a republican, and get an exciting, Energetic Exchange of ideas. Because what leon panetta did and other people are starting to do thats less likely for this president and for president s to come. All right. So lets get to jeremys piece in the New York Times. On front page, should i use my haunted halloween voice. Okay. Because its called gops campaigns have recurring theme, be afraid. Darkness is enveloping american politics with four weeks to go before the Midterm Elections, republicans have made questions of how safe we are, from disease, terrorism or something unspoken, central in their attacks against democrats, their message is decidedly grim. President obama and the Democratic Party run a government so fundamentally broken it cant offer its people
the most basic protection from harm. Is that your premise . Its the only thing they have right now that nationalizes the midterm. They tried with it obamacare. Obamacare has run its course. What theyve done is taken all of these distressing items in the news, ebola, isis, even the notion that the secret service cant protect the commanderinchief and tied them together to make an argument that the government is broken and democrats are responsible. Roland, how do you spin how do you spin is not the word but how do you gate positive message out of this. Its about leadership. What they are essentially saying they failed to lead, we have a better shot at leading. The problem for the democrats is they have not created a consistent National Narrative and so you have these Different Things going on and on. The president s poll numbers. You look at the economy. Even with the great jobs report
you didnt see the democrats create a strong narrative that other candidates have been able to pick up and so the question now are people enthused about the midterms. They are struggling to get people to say what happens in november less than four weeks matters. Roland, i think the president absolutely jumped upon the economy and started to take credit for the growth weve seen. De. The president did. Im talking about how we take that and expanding it where it becomes the partys narrative. Thats where theyve struggled. Republicans are seizing upon it. Makes perfect sense for them to do so. Roland martin, thank you very much. Up next kim jongun missing in action and walking with a limp. Is that a clue on whats going on in north korea. Plus telling women to go along to get along. Just dont worry about it. Why one ceo thinks thats the
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help a boss realize the employee could be trusted with more responsibility. This goes against everything. Yeah. Mika, actually, you know what, though . As you know and youve had, i can just say it, youve had the honor of working alongside me for the past seven years, seven and a half years and you know during that time theres not one single time ive ever asked im sorry. Let me say this with a straight face. Not one single time im sorry. You cant. I never asked for a raise. What i do always tell you . Slow and steady gets the job done. Oh, wait, no. I ask for a raise every three days and i have talking about tearing off your shirt and putting on sack cloths and ashes and oh, my god. Mika, let me ask you, are you going to seattle to do a
workshop for microsoft, because they really need you. The women of microsoft need you out there. I think the women of microsoft are just fine. The comments caused an uproar online prompting microsoft to post a memo saying its ceo answered the question completely wrong and that he thinks men and women should get equal pay for equal work. Thats exactly the opposite thats been the problem that women confront. They actually think if they put their head down and work hard someone will notice. Well, guys are banging on the table saying where is my raise. We have to find our own way to communicate that. I would suggest not joes approach, but certainly not what the microsoft ceo was saying. Why not joes approach. Yours, ripping off your shirt. I was just saying. I tried your approach. Remember. You took off your shirt. Beat the chest and fbombs
were flying and that did not work for me. I found my own authentic way. Different strokes for different folks. It works for some people, doesnt work for other people. I was going to say theres got to be somewhere in the middle of not asking and then emailing 200,000 people in your company and saying we should get a 10,000 each. You could write a book. Somewhere in between is the sweet spot. Turning to office news now. The most secretive country in the world this morning intelligence officials are scratching their heads and asking the question where is north koreas leader kim jongun. Today a National Celebration was expected to answer questions about the leaders whereabouts but north korean state media indicated kim jongun didnt attend the festivities. The young leader hasnt been seen in a month. Leading to speculation about his health or whether hes still in charge. Andrea mitchell has the story. Reporter where in the world is kim jongun. Not seen in weeks and before that with a distinct limp. Noticeably overweight. Is he suffering from gout or is it a political flu. . This could be serious. Reporter kim is erratic. Conreporting with Dennis Rodman and showing off his wife. Ordering the execution of his uncle and having his uncles entire family machine gunned. The most secretive nation in the world, that matters because north korea backward as it is has the very latest in Nuclear Weapons. This is a country that is a Nuclear Weapon state trying to reach the United States with
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joining us now, former National Security adviser for president carter, dr. Brzezinski. Joe, the last time we saw my dad was at the brzezinski institute. Quite a night. Yes. Ive been waiting for someone to open a scarborough institute but, unfortunately, the ice cream shop at the end of my street passed out their last institute. Dr. Brzezinski, always great to have you here and a great honor to have you here after going to the ceremony for the brzezinski institute. I want to ask you about your last book, one of the most compelling parts was your description of turkey being so vital to the future security not only of europe but also the middle east and, of course, extraordinarily important arguments there. But what are we as americans to make of the past few weeks of turkeys behavior especially when they dont allow the uae or
americans to use their airspace to push isis back off their board center first of all, clearly a very important country. And its been doing relatively well. So thats just the point of departure. Obviously its a leadership thats very selfish, selfpreoccupied. One thing more commitment from us before they do anything decisive themselves. I can understand their concerns. But it seems to me that the problem in the area to be solved, the real countries and there are only four of them in the area have to pitch in and turkey is foremost among them. Al . The other three being . Iran. We have to face the fact that they are a player. Saudi arabia, its a player, but very, very kind of complicated game they are playing and egypt which cant sit on the sidelines. Dr. Brzezinski, how much is the turkish issue here their
internal dynamics. Very much so. Theres a conflict between them and the kurds. The kurds are in the process of setting up an snaept. They are doing reasonably well. They are good fighters. At the same part they are very much a part of the turkish so eighth and it will be a momentus effort in any sort of accommodation to create a separate kurdish states when so many kurds live in turkey including istanbul. Can i ask your opinion about this New York Times piece setting up autonomous buffer zones. What are the upsides, down sides to that proposal . More upsides than down sides, especially the turks to do it. They need some sort of informal collaboration with the kurds, which would make it a pretty potent effort. I think the turks are simply uneasy plunging into an
adventure in which our long term commitment from our point of view is not certain and what happens if it doesnt go well. More inversely has it plunged into a venture in which their long term commitment youre right. Thats why were face dilemma. The last thing we want at this stage is to man the conflict which isis, an american conflict against increasingly fanatical islam. Even today in the paper references to jihadists and so forth. We ought to lay off that kind of language. Were dealing with criminals who are threatening the world of islam and therefore our allies are Islamic States. On that note, dad, what do we say, because according to the ap, the new u. N. Envoy to syria says at least 500 civilians trapped in the Syrian Border town, the siege by the Islamic State group and could be massacred if it fails to the
extremists. It says Analysis Shows only a small portion of kobani remains open for people to flee the town. 500 to 700 elderly people and other civilians still trapped there while 10,000 to 13,000 are stuck nearby. Jeremy . I wondered about the u. S. s response. Its been criticized that they did not bomb isis aggressively enough as they got closer and closer to the turkish border. Should they have . Should they have . I dont know. What we know about the disposition of the enemy. What occurs to me there are Kurdish Forces nearby. Maybe in these circumstances what we could do is in some fashion airlift them. And deliver them and to reinfor the resistance and show a signal were prepared to extend
ourselves. But i still maintain that we should not get involved in stumbling on the ground because this has the makings of growing geographic escalation. It will spread to central asia, it will affect afghanistan and pakistan. We go in on the ground well be fighting the world of islam for the next 20 years. Does our ground presence, if we were to have a ground presence would that serve as a recruitment tool for more islamic jihadists. I know you dont want to use that term. If we put troops on the ground would it serve our purpose. It would recruit more fighters, much easier for the other side to presents themselves as true islamists, those with us, collaborators of the imperial power and were connected whether we like it or not to the french and british. Historically they dont have the strongest record in that region or too many friends. No. I think we have to play the way the president has set it up, but, of course, we ought to use every opportunity to be
effective and i dont know the facts that you asked me as to what we can do specifically in that particular town. Al what persuasion or pressure leverage do we have on the turks . Not too much. They know we need them. They have the problem with the kurds. Forget that. The kurds want independent state partially including some of the territory of contemporary of todays turkey. They have very large presence in istanbul. If you go to istanbul partially turkish, partially kurdish city. So untangling all that is difficult. Turks are holding the leader of the kurds, the leader who has been leading the cause for independence. They captured him a decade and a half ago. They are negotiating with him. Hes sitting in prison but negotiating. So hopefully they will arrive at something. Dr. Brzezinski, dad, thank you very much for coming in. Still ahead, missing in action. Republicans are going after democrats for missing committee hearings. But why that tactic may backfire big time. Plus blowing the whistle on the nfl, one Information League representative is apologizing why the league handles Domestic Violence including hundreds of unreported cases all that and much more next on morning joe. Whats wrong with trying new things . Feel that in your muscles . Yeah. I do. Try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates. [ female announcer ] aveeno® daily moisturizing lotion has active naturals® oat with five vital nutrients. [ aniston ] because Beautiful Skin goes with everything. Aveeno®. Naturally beautiful results™. Aveeno®. Nineteen years ago, we thought, wow, how is there no way to tell the good from the bad . So we gave people the power of the review. And now angies list is revolutionizing local service again. You can easily buy and Schedule Services from toprated providers. Conveniently stay up to date on progress. And effortlessly turn your photos into finished projects with our snapfix app. Visit angieslist. Com today. So ally bank really has no hidden fethats right. Accounts . Its just that im worried about you know hidden things. Ok, whys that . No hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates. Since a man this week
attempted to run from florida to bermuda in a plastic bubble [ laughter ] had to be rescued by the coast guard i went on twitter and started a hash tag called thatwasstupid. Dumb or embarrassing thing. This one from christina. She says i once accidentally said i love you at the end of a conference call. This one is from becca, one time somebody told me they had the same name as me and i asked what theirs was. Another one. I heard a Tornado Warning on my tv and i freaked out before i realized it was a show i recorded two weeks ago. This one from lisa. At our Wedding Reception i introduced my new husband as my
first husband. Lets see how this goes. So far so good. Technically right. I like that saying love you at the end of a conference call. Ive done that. Love you. Welcome back to morning joe. Al hunt, Jeremy Peters still with us. Joining the table, moderator of meet the press chuck todd and editorinchief for roll call, christina bellatoni. Hi, joe, happy friday. How it is going, mika . Quite a first hour, wasnt it . Yeah. It was. We went from ceos insulting women in the worst way to my dad up pontificating about turkey. We talked this morning about the fine art of just showing up. Just showing up. Be nice. Punching the clock. Be nice. Put yourself in the arena and
as nike likes to say, just doing it. It would being a great if our nato ally turkey would actually just show up instead of letting americas sons and daughters and arab allies like United Arab Emirates keep isis off its door step. Closer to home when it comes to politics the same could be said about congress again. Quoting woody allen 85 of life is just showing up. If thats the case, congress is failing at all turns. Now ill talk to chuck in a second how republicans keep pounding away at North Carolinas democratic senator kay hagan for missing hearings about isis, so she could show up at fundraisers. So what are all democrats and all republicans doing . Why they are missing in action. Isis is marching across the middle east and all this is happening so politicians can attend fundraisers and kiss babies and count votes and get reelected. You know whats fair for kay
hagan is fair for republicans as well. Anybody making attendance an issue in congress should shut up or show up because right now theres notion in either house and mika, whether were talking about isis, whether were talking about turkey as an ally, whether were talking about the market going down dramatically yesterday, there are so many issues and Congress Just isnt there. And the thing is, 95 of these people are going to get reelected without even trying because most of the races because of gerry mandering they are not even competitive. Anyway, im disappointed. Very disappointed. Well, as you mentioned, joe, theres an emerging issue on the campaign trail about showing up. Who showing up and who is not. Take a look. All those big corporations supporting the guy who is not here today. Not the colonel. We had people arrested in
denver, at Denver International airport for conspiring with the Islamic State. In chicago for conspiring with the Islamic State. And senator udall doesnt even show up at the Armed Services hearing when it talks about emerging threats. In january, president obama refers to the Islamic State as a jv team. Days later the Armed Services committee holds a hearing on new global threats. Senator kay hagan absent. Hagan has missed over half of the Armed Services hearings this year. In fact hagan admits she prioritized a Cocktail Party that benefitted her campaign. Senator kay hagans campaign accused tom tillis the same thing in his case going washington to raise money in 2013 while the state house debated sweeping tax reform. Chuck, its like they are fighting about nothing ultimately. Thats the thing. Thats incredible. It is. Like we have these two crises
were dealing with. One is isis, someone ebola. Africa, while the fear mongering and fear factor here in the United States is overdone theres a crisis in africa and if the world isnt coming together and it is fun to see gardner attack udall, whats the House Republicans done . John boehner and harry reid collectively they dont want any votes. They scattered and got out of town. So it comes across very d disindigenous. Democrats are doing everything they can to their own quite frankly demise to avoid it. Look that. Thank you. I just want to remind congressman gardner hes running against me not barack obama. Not my father. Not harry reid its congressman
gardner and myself on the ballot this fall. Im not sure he recognizes hes not running against harry reid or barack obama, hes running against me. I have a lot of respect for you but youre dead wrong. I am absolutely running against barack obama and harry reid. Kentuckys democratic candidate Allison Grimes in an Editorial Board interview i know. Cringe. This is the most cringing. Even refused to answer who she voted for. Everyone is cringing already. Its awful. Its awful. Should we not show it. Show it she was asked who she voted for. Did you vote for president obama in 2008, 2012 . This election isnt about the president. Its about i know. Making sure we put kentuckyians back to work. Did you vote for him. I was a delegate for Hillary Clinton and i think kentuckyians know im a kinne democrat through and through. I respect the sanctity of the ballot box and members of this Editorial Board do. Youre not going to answer. The president is not on the ballot as much as Mitch Mcconnell wants him to be. Respect the sanctity of the ballot box. Oh, my god. Thats awful. Chuck, come on. Man, i had a guy, i had a guy running against do the same thing with bill clinton. So you dont support this, you dont support that, you dont support this. Did you even vote for bill clinton . Then he did the same stumbling, mumbling. People people arent that stupid. How could grimes a rookie mistake. Admit it and say he screwed up. I distanced myself from him. I regret my vote. Just anything dont treat us like were stupid. The idea of im sorry even to say you regret your vote that
would seem as disindigenous. Kentuckyians expect her to cast a tough vote on anything . Is she ever going to answer a tough question on anything. You want to be a u. S. Senator. If you cant say if you cant find a way to stand behind your partys president , you can disagree with him but cant answer that basic question and come across looking ridiculous. I think she disqualified herself. Doesnt this point to the issue that democrats always had with her candidacy to begin with that she wasnt very good on the stump. Yes. Created by consultants. Well, i want to go to jeremys fabulous piece today about the way republicans are using isis and ebola in their campaign ads and isis is a legitimate subject. They would have more credibility if they voted on it before they went home. Ebola is a total fraud. Ted cruz and others are saying well have a travel ban. I talked to the head of the Infectious Disease center. Thats so counter productive. It would prevent equipment, epidemic would spread in west africa, hurt more people. Others like scott brown say theres a problem at the border. Theres no ebola epidemic in guatemala. This is just an antiimmigration demogogry. There isnt the anger there was in 2010. This midterm cycle if the election has been about a number of smaller issues. This is one way republicans can nationalize the race. But still, christina think of the fire pelosi slogan. That was effective for them. Its not working as well they say fire harry reid. Thats what you hear in the house race. The House Republicans are saying this is all about that, twoemt get the senate back and then youre having, of course, the senate, the people trying to get the senate for the republicans, just trying to nationalize it on
every single issue. All of these races are going to be fought. A former nfl executive is speaking out about the leagues policy towards Domestic Violence. Jerry angelo who was general manager of the Chicago Bears for ten years, told a usa today that he regrets not speaking up about what he estimates to be hundreds of Domestic Abuse incidents. He said quote i made a mistake. I was human. I was part of it. Im not proud of it. Our sbis to win games. We got win games. The commissioners job is to make sure the credibility of the National Football league is held in the highest esteem. But to start with that you have to know who is representing the shield. We got our priorities a little out of order. The Chicago Bears have released a statement denying angelos allegations though at this point im seeing, chuck, a change from the top down, really in culture. They are trying. I mean even on the local level we have the story out in new jersey where hazing incidents have led to entire season being cancelled. I think a sea change. I think theres a lot and i think somewhat generational. Its interesting, mike ditka former head coach of the bears trashed this guy saying where were you at the time. But i think where was everybody. Where was everybody thats his point. Look, there was this tolerance that happened. Boy, hes a bad character, hes got bad character but he plays good football. I keep going back. All of this is supposed to be privilege not a right. I dont care chuck high school football, College Football its supposed to be privilege. Chuck, its not mike ditka and the bears everyone would say that guy. Joe, jump in. Exactly. You know, chuck, its not fair for you or me to talk about
anybody that plays for fsu, but lets look sorry. Exactly. I really do think that fsus Heisman Trophy winner picked a very, very bad year, bad two or three years to be very good in football and show a real lack of character. I think this year more than ever, with Adrian Peterson and some of these other people, hardy in North Carolina, youre going to have owners say im not going to spend 20 million on a five Year Contract on a guy thats going to sully our image and well have to end up sitting on the bench anyway. I agree. I think youre right. I think he could end up a second round pick for that reason youll have some owners totally afraid of him causing pr
problems. The Dow Jones Industrials average dropped 330 points yesterday marking its biggest dip since june of 2013. The market took a sharp turn from whed the dow gained nearly 275 points. Its biggest gain of the year so far. Experts say the dramatic loss was fueled by mounting concerns over Global Economic growth, corporate earnings, and market valuations. Jeremy, what are you hearing about this on your end . Well, i think that if the economy were going to become an issue in this midterm, in a big way, like the way it was in 2010 when it sowed all the anger it galvanized the republican base. We would be seeing that by now. I think that quite frankly the economic upswing is benefiting the democrats. I think ultimately it may. Christina, your take . Every time you talk to a democrat they say if we fight
this on middle class Economic Issues well win so thats the message that they are saying repeatedly, barack obama is saying you feel like youre not you are struggling not getting ahead. They think thats their most effective message. Go ahead, joe. Christina, i want to ask you, i want to ask everybody around the table this now. This is a good time for us to do a check. Were halfway through october. Suddenly the poll numbers actually matter. This is when i was a candidate. I just didnt kash what poll numbers said even a month out. This is as the kids are starting to get their Halloween Costumes on by the way, everybody, you know, likes halloween. Halloween for a politician is the most horrifying time because you know the Witching Hour is about three or four days away. Seriously every halloween when i go back, thinking about in congress i would take my kids trick or treating and sitting
there and my stomach is churning. I cant relax. Its about that time. Fall is in the air. Halloween is around the concern. Whats your take right now on the tide. Which way is it going . Because we have seen a lot of turbulence just over the past week in polls. Opinions have hardened. Thats the biggest thing. They are not going to suddenly wake up tomorrow and watch a crossroads ad and say oh, wait i hate barack obama. Yes a lot of time late deciders went with the tea party republicans. There was a message they were selling this was a message of change. Now this is different. Senate races may turn on that but youll see people that are not fighting that much. Chuck, we see the president chuck you see the president saying, sorry, joe, that the economy is on the upswing and this is his policies leading to that. Is it working . Well, part of the president s problem and part of the Democratic Partys problem is where the senate races are most
competitive is where the economic recovery is the weakest. Arkansas, louisiana and some of the more rural areas, even iowa. You have to take that into account a little bit. But, you know, joe, what i think the larger question you were asking earlier, theres Something Weird happening. You know, here we are in october, races arent being put away. Instead they are coming back under the playing field. Look at south dakota. I think at the end of the day south dakota end up going the way we think its going to go. The point is i think its a volatile electorate. Were seeing a lot of thirdparty candidates although they are not taking off like they are in other place, were seeing a lot of them serve as none of the above or as a protest vote. The guy running in florida the thirdparty candidate is getting double digits up and down the i4 corridor. One or two percentage races. They make a difference. It tells you the overall mood. Angry electorate but they are not beating up one party they are ticked off at both. Al hunt, i cant think of an off year election where theres been this many cross currents. Republicans are going to have a huge night and maybe even have two or three vote advantage in the senate. I can also make an argument that democrats are going told on and maintain the senate majority. Its just every day brings another poll that confuses the matter more. I can remember a Midterm Election where there were so many cross currents. Republicans were convinced there would be a mini tide. It hasnt happened. Ten senate races are within the margin of error. I rarely disagree with charles todd im not sure i do today but i wouldnt be shocked if larry
preston it fits the larger narrative which the country has been pissed off at both parties for a long time. If you give them a viable independent candidate to rally around and the person seems credible saying im mad at both parties, theres a chunk of the electorate dying for it. Thats why orman took off in kansas. I dont know if pressler is credible enough. Well see. But im watching alaska. They will elect an independent governor. Christina bellantoni thank you so much. Chuck todd what do you have . Tom brokaw went out to berlin. We got him on isis. Fantastic. They will do a little, how did republicans lose the culture war. A little deep dive historical. Mike huckabee in the news today. The uk chancellor, george
osborne joins us. Founder of Greek Yogurt Company is coming to the defense of iraqi and Syrian Refugees in turkey. Plus if a comedian isnt funny should you have to pay for watching the act. Thats a good question. One comedy club doesnt think so. Well explain that ahead on morning joe. Into one youll never forget. Earn triple points when you book with the expedia app. Expedia plus rewards. Time now to take a look at the morning papers with joe, thomas and me. The the washington times, the u. S. Government spent 500 million on transport planes for the afghan air force. The Afghan Military just scrapped 16 of them for six cents a pound. A report by a special inspector cited serious performance and maintenance issues after the planes sat unused on a tarmac
for an extended period of time. Now theres an official inquiry into how half a billion dollars of american taxpayer money was wasted on the program. Joe this from the New York Times, former saturday night live actress jan hooks has passed away. Hooks was a regular player on snl between 1986 and 1991. Of course, starring alongside the great phil hartman and dana carvy. She was best known for her portrayal of the swinging sisters, a lounge act alongside actress lauri dunn. She recently had a recurring role on nbcs 30 rock she lof course, played Hillary Clinton. Hooks was 57 years old. Thomas . The sweeney serious . The sweeney sisters were so
funny. We get this from the independent. A comedy club in barcelona using technology to charge its audience per laugh rather than per ticket. So the venue is leaning on facial Recognition Software to note each time an audience member laughs. A night of comedy with run the guests anywhere from 30 cents to 30. Apparently its going to depend on the comic. So if they got a good comic up there that will get to you chuckling they will know by facial recognition. I dont think i want my face analyzed while im watching a comedy act. In daytona a suspected burglar found covered in tar didnt have a single excuse when he was caught atop a Convenience Store at 3 00 a. M. He three excuses. First he said he was visiting family members. He then insisted he was fixing a noisy air conditioner which he
heard from the ground and finally, he said he was simply sleeping and rubbed roofing tar on his body to remain unseen. Hes now facing a host of criminal charges. Thats a bad mugshot. Joe, you could come up with a better one. Okay. Thats a bad mugshot. He was doing all three. Stop. Stop. Use that tar to smack some hair on his head. An economic slow down in the euro zone threatens the region and could have a major impact on the united kingdom. The man responsible for britains economy, George Osborne joins us next. Your customers, our financing. Your aspirations, our analytics. Your goals, our technology. Introducing synchrony financial, bringing new meaning to the word partnership. Banking. Loyalty. Analytics. Synchrony financial. Enagage with us. [ inhales deeply ] [ sighs ] [ inhales ] [ male announcer ] at cvs health,
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that has an impact on confidence, has an impact on exports. At the moment the uk is the strongest growing western economy, strongest in the g7 here in the washington meetings of the imf and i want to keep it that way. The way to do that is to identify these risks and make sure we have a plan to get through them. We have a plan that instills confidence in our economy. Why has that happened . A few years ago when we were talking to you, growth in Great Britain was stagnant. Actually you guys were flat. Germany was experiencing better growth. Things have flipped now. You all are doing much better through the eurozone. Whats going on the continent . Well, first of all, the uk, i came on this show several times, joe, and you asked me questions about britains performance. I said we had a plan. We would deal with our debt and deficit. Cut our business taxes and make ourselves the place to do business in the world and that plan is working and delivering. On the continent of europe,
there are too many of these economies that have not reformed themselves, too many of them have Public Finance issues as well. Germany may be suffering a bit from whats happening in the ukraine and some of the indicators out of china. So the european economies have not taken the steps they need to take to reform themselves and make themselves competitive in the modern world. Sam stein . Youre making essentially the case for austerity, reforming entitlements. In america at least on stump recently president obama has sort of hinted at the opposite case that americans recovery from the Great Recession was much quicker than europes in part because we did fiscal stimulus. Is he wrong . The u. S. Approach has been different from the one weve done in the uk. Partly theres a bit of luxury if youre the United States you have a reserve current circumstance people want dollars. I have to make sure the world
wants sterling. I guess we take two approaches. Countries likeberry taken, like america got to live within their means. No one owes us a living. Second you got to go out and make your country the place where people want to set up business and invest. Were doing that in the uk. Got some really Strong Performance now, huge amount of Business Investment coming in. So we did take somewhat different approaches. But actually and you would know better than me the reality of the u. S. Fiscal path was not always as spelled out by the administration. I want to talk about what these austerity measures would mean. David cameron said there would be a small increase. At this time when western nations are fighting isis, what does that mean . Is that really a good idea . Well, i would say, first of all, after the u. S. , the uk has the most deployable and Capable Military in the world. Of course were alongside you at
the moment dealing with isis in iraq. We want to retain that capability but youve also got live within your means. We still have one of the Worlds LargestDefense Budgets and investing the money in replacing, you know, cold war old equipment and buying britain the latest aircraft carriers, the latest fifth generation jets, the latest submarines so we can fight alongside the u. S. Against our common enemies. Christine lagarde said this is heading in the wrong direction. Whats the impact if this doesnt turn around . There are some real risks out there in the world. Theres big risks like impact on the british economy. It is a critical moment for europe. I think the impact on the uk would be through our exports, still 40 of our exports go the eurozone. We see impact on manufacturing. Im making a big effort to expand britains links with china and india. We have strong links with the u. S. We take an interesting decision this week were the First Sovereign nation to issue a chinese r and b bond to raise British Government debt. Now that is an indication that we want to connect with these asian markets, we want london to be the Global Center where these asian currencies are and traded. Going out there and earning a living. Can i ask you quickly, the big debate over the summer is whether sanctions on russia would have a backlash on the european economies. Theres an indication Germany Economy has been strong and maybe impacted by whats happening in the ukraine. All these things, whether its the ukraine, we absolutely have to hold the line against russia, or ebola in west africa or whats happening in the middle east, they are weighing on global confidence. Theres an economic effect from some very serious geopolitical risks. Will germany hit a recession . I hope not. Too early to say whats going on in the german economy. All the economies in the world thats giving the most cause for concern because we dont know whats happening is germany. Doesnt mean i want has the biggest problems just the biggest uncertainty. George osborne, always good to see you. Up next an update on the nbc news investigation we brought you yesterday on Artificial Turf. Now a member of congress is asking for answer about the potential risks. Plus this. What happened to the whole destroy and degrade plan . Dont you guys realize if they take over kobani our entire yogurt supply will be in jeopardy. Im being told thats chobani. Jon stewart jokes but the founder of chobani is taking the matter seriously. Why the crisis in syria hits very close to the home of the
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the long term. My understanding is this is at least 2 million for medicine, tents, blankets and psychological treatment. Tell us why you made this decision . You know, just like everybody else who lives in america, weve been watching the tragedy that everyone is going through there. You know we get into understanding what happened when the small minorities got affected and the kids and women were in the mountains without any supplies and water and their families were separated and then we understood deeply what a greet human tragedy it is. If you think about it for a second what a person would go through when you are afraid of your life and, you know, when you are separated from your family, you are in danger of kidnapping and you just cannot just do, not do anything. And thats why weve been conscious on the world, im from the region, im from the eastern part of turkey, i come from a kurdish background its also close to my heart and i wanted to do something. I realized people are not really were not thinking about, talking about refugees and their conditions and what can we do. Im looking at it and saying lets reach out to these people, show them our hearts and show them we will be with hem and thinking of them. Jeremy peters. Good morning. You talk about the humanitarian relief efforts here. I think one of the things thats a little bit difficult for Many Americans to understand is turkeys reluctance in getting involved militarily to fight isis. I wonder if you can help take us into the mindset of the average turk and help us get at why thats such a dilemma in turkey now. Turkey is at the bottom of
this whole whats happened down there. In the last year or so, especially in the last few month, hundreds of thousands of refugees crossed the boarder to turkey and turkey has been very generous with its borders and protecting refugees and helping them as much as they can. This recent kobani event the people in turkey is also asking their own countries to act and help a little bit more than what they are doing. And frustrations are on the street. Thats also concerning where millions of kurds live in turkey and conscious people live in turkey is just waiting and seeing that nothing has been done. It frustrates them. I think the conversation, what they are having with the coalition and turkey and leadership they need to really act faster. As much as i think turkey has done great with the refugees i dont think they have done their part when it comes to kobani. Hamadi ulukaya, thank you so much for coming on the show this morning. Thank you for what youre doing. Now more on an nbc news investigation into Artificial Turf fields that has hit a nerve with a lot of people, one of them a congressman from new jersey who is calling on the cdc to do more research. Nbc news asked viewers to share their stories and comments about Artificial Turf fields and they have. Heres nbcs Stephanie Goss with a follow up. Reporter women coaches started to ask is the field safe when 2005 her own players were diagnosed with cancer. One suspected it may have something to do with the small black dots on the turf known as crumb rubber. Shredded cars and truck tires. Locally walker from colorado reached out to us about her daughter. We always kind of discussed the link, the potential link to the soccer fields, and so a coworker of mine sent me the link yesterday and said oh, my
gosh look at this and when i read it i thought oh, wow, this is so close the home. Reporter faye played soccer since she was 4 and was diagnosed with hodgkins lymphoma when she was 16. I had to figure out what was going on. Reporter a father writes about his son a former College Football player now battling leukemia. I feel sick to my stomach the Artificial Turf could have so many chemicals. Another wrote she played soccer twice a week and keeping her kids on the local taerjs lessons on the soccer field far outweigh the ifs of the ground they play on. In a statement the Synthetic Turf council said we sympathize with those individuals battling a serious illness citing numerous studies the council adds the prepon derrance of evidence shows no negative
health effects. Nbc news spoke with researchers, advocacy groups and doctors who say the studies that exist are limited and more Research Needs to be done. Some of our viewers would like to help. Cancer survivor from ohio who spent a lot of time on turf writes, i know that sharing my story and adding to it the research will help other athletes in the end. Wow. Still ahead asking for a raise in front of 200,000 of your colleagues. Well explain the gutsy move by one Bank Employee and what the answer was. Plus, thomas has an exclusive interview with Major League Baseballs newly appointed ambassador of inclusion, a former player who never thought he would be accepted back in the league. Youre watching morning joe. So i can reach ally bank 24 7, but there are no branches . 24 7 its just im a little reluctant to try new things. Whats wrong with trying new things . Feel that in your muscles . Yeah. I do. Try a new way to bank, where no branches equals great rates. I have 40,ney do you have in your pocket right now . 21. Could something that small make an impact on something as big as your retirement . I dont think so. Well if you start putting that towards your retirement every week and let it grow over time, for twenty to thirty years, that retirement challenge might not seem so big after all. Theres confidence. Then theres trusting your vehicle maintenance to ford service confidence. Our expertise, technology, and high quality parts means your peace of mind. Its no wonder last year we sold over three million tires. And during the big tire event, get up to 140 in mailin rebates on four select tires. Get to the terminal across town. Are all the green lights you . No. Its called grid iq. The 4 51 is leaving at 4 51. They cut the power. Itll fix itself. Powers back on. Quick thinking traffic lights and self correcting power grids make the world predictable. Thrillingly predictable. So ally bank really has no hidden fethats right. Accounts . Its just that im worried about you know hidden things. Ok, whys that . No hidden fees, from the bank where no branches equals great rates. As we ramp up to the world series we enter a tipping point. For the very first time the home states for all four teams still alive, the balls orioles, San Francisco giants, the Kansas City Royals and st. Louis
cardinals all recognize marriage equality. Over the past year the nba and nfl have both stein reality of an outplayer. Now mlb leadership who oversees the major and minor mlb leadership of over 5,000 athletes is laying the groundwork for this, as well. Going back to the track in front of the wall, leaps up, he made a sensational catch on the field in the late 1980s and early 1990s, billy beane was the ultimate utility player, a goto glove in the outfield. Caught by billy beane in center field, can you believe it . And a slugger at the plate. Billy beane grand slam after a lucrative career, he quit his dream job at just 31 years old, leaving millions unearned because he didnt think the world was ready for an active player that was gay. I went away for a long time, and the fact im sort of back in baseball after 15 years for the same reason i left it and come
full circle, that moment is not lost on me. Now the mlb front office and bud selig have drafted him because of it, this summer naming him mlbs first ambassador of inclusion. We want the people who make a living in our game to be who they wish to be. How america has evolved since he first suited up, he suffered in silence for years, his secret tearing the seams of his professional and personal worlds apart. I was not comfortable with the reality of my Sexual Orientation and i needed help with that, but i couldnt put the two lives together. The reason i walked away, i had a partner who passed away while i was on the padres, died in the emergency room at 7 00 a. M. In the morning and i had a 1 00 game that day that i played in. For a lot of people, its going to break their heart to hear you lost somebody that important in your life, someone a partner in your life, at 7 00 a. M. In the morning, and you
suit up for a 1 00 game. When youre young and conflicted, it just felt easier for me to pretend that it didnt happen. Its not an excuse. Baseball didnt do anything wrong. They werent aware of any of the problems. Beane holds no grudges and is proud the mlb is preparing for the reality, just like the nfls michael sam. Mlb picked beane and also partnered with athlete ally, which hopes to end homophobia in sports for athletes and fans. As the country is becoming more and more inclusive on lgbt issues, its important that baseball speaks to that demographic of fans just as much as they are to any other demographic, but sometimes you just have to do a little olive branch, and i think that baseballs going to be pleasantly surprised how this is going to grow the sport in a way that affects everyone in a great
way. All right, so as weve all been watching, of course, the alcs gets under way tonight with the Kansas City Royals and my baltimore orioles. Its a fascinating story as we look at this kind of gee wiz moment in judicial policy to think the four teams that are advancing all hail from states now that have marriage equality, with missouri being onboard now because their attorney general is saying anybody who gets married out of state, will be recognized within the state of missouri and they have two of their teams heading into the playoffs. So what teams has billy beane met with on this issue so far . Hes been on the job since this summer and has had meetings with the yankees, phillies, and angels, and he writes to me, prelim outreach to the atlanta braves, l. A. Dodgers, giants, and hes going to be attending the winter meetings in december and try to meet with as many people through spring training. This is all about the foundational work that needs to happen as they go ahead, but
its a really smart move on their part. Absolutely. I look forward to covering this a lot more. Good piece. Thank you, thank you. All right, we want to check in with bill karins. As we were talking about earlier, weather might not be so good for the games. What do you say . Royals in six. I asked you about the weather. Oh, the weather. The weather, big man. I got confused when you wanted me to help with this. It is iffy for tonights game. St. Louis forecast doesnt look good for tomorrow. Clouds moving in today, light rain on and off during the afternoon, not enough to rain out a baseball game, but go through about 8 00 p. M. , the rains going to start to pick up. They should start the game, but then as the rain goes on, the rain intensity will increase, by about 10 00 p. M. When the game is close to ending, thats when the rain will be the heaviest. I dont know, its going to be interesting. If they stop it, they wont be able to restart it. Also as mentioning st. Louis,
doesnt look great there for the giants game there either, saturday and sunday, good chance of rain. Weather may not be so cooperative through the weekend. Mica, my weather app says something totally different on my iphone. Ill see you in baltimore tonight, thomas. Up next, the noshow congress. Why republicans should be careful when they go after democrats for missing committee hearings. You wont want to miss joes take on the issue. He has a great imitation as to what exactly goes on in those meetings. Yes, yes, its fascinating, its riveting, actually. Then a good oldfashioned brawl. What went down during a 20person fight involving the palins . We have the official Police Report this morning and it makes me like them even more. And my interesting and unique sitdown with Andre Leon Talley. Yes, were a morning show, we have modeling, we have fashion, and we have joe with food all over his sweater. Well be right back. Ameriprise asked people a simple question in retirement, will you have enough money to live life on your terms . I sure hope so. With healthcare costs, who knows. Umm. Everyone has retirement questions. So ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. Now you and your ameripise advisor. Can get the real answers you need. Start building your confident retirement today. Into one youll never forget. Earn triple points when you book with the expedia app. Expedia plus rewards. Dad,thank you mom for said this oftprotecting my future. You. Thank you for being my hero and my dad. Military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa Auto Insurance could be one of them. If youre a current or former military member or their family, get an Auto Insurance quote and see why 92 of our members plan to stay for life. Wouldnt it be great if hiring plumbers, shopping online is as easy as it gets. Carpenters and even piano tuners were just as simple . Thanks to angies list, now it is. Start shopping online from a list of toprated providers. Visit angieslist. Com today. Were vigilant in looking out for individuals of suspicion
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middle east so they can attend fundraisers, kiss babies, and count votes. Whats fair for kay hagan is fair for republicans, as well, and anybody who wants to make attendance an issue this Campaign Season should shut up or show up, because right now, mika, theres no honor in either house, and i know a lot of people i talk to and a lot of people you talk to want to know where congress is. Why arent they debating isis, why arent they debating ebola, why arent they debating the important issues that are before us right now . They are not doing their job. Yeah, and unless youre going to put a clear position on isis yourself, stay on the campaign trail and dont criticize the president. In the battle for the senate, as you bring up the elections, joe, republican candidates are doing whatever they can to tie their opponents to president obama, and democrats are doing all they can to avoid it. Look at this. Thank you. I just want to remind congressman gardner hes running against me, not president obama,
not my father, not harry reid, its congressman gardner and myself on the ballot this fall. Im not sure he recognizes hes not running against harry reid or barack obama, hes running against me. So i have a lot of respect for you, but youre dead wrong. I am absolutely running against barack obama and harry reid. And did you guys see this . Kentuckys democratic candidate allisison Lundergan Grimes in a editorial interview refused to answer who she voted for in the last two president ial elections. Did you vote for president obama 2008, 2012 . This election isnt about the president. I know. Its about making sure we put kentuckians back to work. I was an 08 delegate for Hillary Clinton and i think kentuckians know im a democrat through and through. I respect the sanctity of the
ballot box and i know the members of the board do, as well. Youre not going to answer . The president is on the ballot as much as Mitch Mcconnell might want him to be, its my name. I mean, come on, just tell people who you voted terror. Al hunt, i had an opponent in 94 that would not answer that question, and he wouldnt tell me. Did you vote for, you know, did you vote for bill clinton or not . This is a simple question. Well, i didnt it just makes them look foolish. Of course, they just kept pounding away. Just say it. We all know she voted for barack obama. A democrat in that position is in an awful position. Its not hard. Joe, youre right. Everybody knows she did. She can simply say i voted for barack obama, but let me tell you its about the future, disappointed in the president , whatever she wants to say, but to duck it like that is really, really amateur. I tell you something, if she was
in a primary, she wouldnt have said that right now. Of course not. Mika, thats a perfect thing to say. What you say is, yeah, i voted against barack obama, and like a lot of people in kentucky and across america, im really disappointed in him. I didnt think he was going to wage a war against coal workers in kentucky. I didnt think. And then just add on to there and suddenly they are like, okay, wow, yeah, okay, she admits she voted for him and shes disappointed, so she can actually move. That was just embarrassment. You can go right on to republicans i also watched the georgia debate the other night and they would ask, if they asked david perdue about the future of the world, about what was going to happen in china or the middle east, his answer was, im running against harry reid and barack obama. Its the essentially allison Lundergan Grimes was afraid of having a clip of her
saying i voted for barack obama. Its the trivialization of our politics. Go ahead, jeremy. It was a bit of a hamhanded answer and this is always democrats concern with her candidacy and why republicans arent nearly as worried. Its why you have consultants, dont give them a sound bite when authenticity would have served better there. Trouble elsewhere for democrats. Senator mark begich is trailing dan sullivan in alaska, and senator Mary Landrieu replaced her Campaign Manager with weeks left until election day, and as joe mentioned, there is another emerging trail on the campaign trail, whos showing up, whos not. Look. All those big corporations supporting the guy not here tonight, not the colonel. We had people arrested in denver, at Denver International airport, for conspireing with the Islamic State, in chicago
for conspireing with the Islamic State, and senator udall doesnt even show up at the Armed Services hearing when it talks about emerging threats. In january, president obama refers to the Islamic State at a j. V. Team. Days later, the Armed Services committee holds a hearing on new global threats. Senator kay hagan absent. Hagan has missed over half the Armed Services hearings this year. In fact, hagan admits she prioritized a Cocktail Party to benefit her campaign. We have, joe, the crickets sound track in terms of where they are now at this time. Not only that, al, obviously, kay hagan going to a fundraiser instead of being at a hearing, thats one thing, but those ads are so twisted and distorted. I feel like asking people, have you ever been to a hearing . I mean, you got three or four people droning on and on. Paint dry. Im looking here at the markup for fy03 in relation to fy09. Mr. Chairman, can we get the parliamentarian in here . Of course you missed them if my member of Congress Went to every hearing, i would vote them out because they wouldnt be doing more important things. This is, again, dont go to a fundraiser when a hearings on, but this is just a cheap shot. Im sorry. Hes not exaggerating. Thats what they are like. They are exactly like that. The shame, the crime is not somebody missed a hearing, its the entire Congress Left to go home without addressing the issue of the world. Thank you. Thank you. We have a huge threat and there were a couple people who said this is outrageous and it was. Corey gardner and mark udall are equally culpable. I have another point to this,
which is if youre going to condemn senators for missing hearings, you should condemn the fundraising culture of congress that requires them to be begging for dollars, calling for dollars all hours of the day. That makes too much sense. Sorry. Everyone is guilty of this. Thom tillis is here running ads, the guy missed North Carolina state house sessions to attend fundraisers in d. C. The hutspah to run ads like that. But the Fundraising Climate, where you have to be begging at all hours. I have to say, though, al is exactly right. At the end of the day, are we really going to criticize people for missing a stupid hearing here or there, or are we going to criticize them for leaving town and not being on the house floor and debating intensely what is going on . By the way, whats going on in syria, whats going on in iraq, and whats going on in turkey,
these are some of the gravest, most important times as far as Foreign Policy goes since 2001, and they all left. And they all left without voting should they call them back . In a second. If i were the president of the United States, i would call them back. Barack obama doesnt want to call them back because a lot of democrats would vote against him, too bad. He needs to call them back and they need to debate this out. Jeremy . This is not just happening in colorado. Its not just happening in North Carolina. Youre seeing these similar ads highlighting the hearings that incumbent senators have missed in new hampshire, iowa, as well. Its a potent line of attack, and from what i understand, really unnerving democrats because it makes them look like they are taking unseriously the very serious challenges of this time. Whats the answer to it . What is the answer . Can i tell you what the answer is . Just ignore it, these things dont work. How do i know . I know from experience. They dont work. They were tried on me repeatedly. I dont think joe ever missed a hearing. I missed so many hearings, they were tried on me repeatedly, but you know what, i missed hearings and when i went back to my district, you know nobody said that scarborough, he doesnt work enough. No, everyone knew i was crazy, working around the clock, and i didnt have time to waste in hearings where people droned on and on and on. If there was another issue going on on the floor or another deal that could be made to cut the deficit, voters are smart, and you know what, they dont take attendance with their members of congress. They know whos effective, mika, they know whos not. And if kay hagan has been fighting for the people of North Carolina, they dont give a damn shes missed a couple of hearings or not. Not because she didnt attend hearings. Okay, two more minutes here. Former arkansas governor and potential 2016 candidate Mike Huckabee threatening to leave
the Republican Party if it does not strongly oppose samesex marriage. Here are two parts of an interview he gave on tuesday, one day after the Supreme Court refused to hear cases where gay marriage bans were overturned. Im utterly exasperated with republicans and socalled leadership with the republicans who have advocated on this issue, where if they continue this direction, they guarantee they are going to lose every election in the future. Guarantee it. If the republicans want to lose guys like me and a whole bunch of still godfearing people, go ahead and just abdicate on this issue and while youre at it, go ahead and say abortion doesnt matter either, because at that point you lose me. Im gone. Right. Ill become an independent. Ill start finding people who have guts to stand. Im tired of this. All right. We now have more details about the september 6th drunken palin
family brawl. According to a Police Report, there were at least two separate incidents involving at least 20 people. In one case, Bristol Palin reportedly went after the partys host, punching him five or six times. Bristol says she was then punched to the ground and dragged outside. However, the host says bristol fell down when he finally tried to stop her from striking him. Meanwhile, bristols brother, track, and father todd, were involved in a fight outside. Track alleges a family friend was sucker punched, so he took off his shirt and prepared to fight, but then was attacked by two other men. Todd says everything escalated and it wasnt something they could walk away from. As for sarah palin, the former candidate for Vice President of the United States, witnesses say she remained inside the familys white limousine parked on the
road outside of the party while her family was involved in these altercations. Wow. Should i go to the dow, joe . Whats the impulse to take off your shirt before you fight . Exactly. Do you do that, al . Always. Rip it off . Absolutely. Okay. Dont threaten my woman. This is the first time i ever wish sarah palin had been elected, because if it had taken place down the road, think all fun we could have had . Joe takes it a step further, then he fights, right, joe . Yeah. Remarkable job without using any of the multiple vulgarities in that thing. Oh, were there vulgarities, too . Im going to go to tease, because im not supposed to im in the middle here. I have no opinion. Still ahead on morning joe, from his first job working for andy war hohowarhol, our in with Andre Leon Talley. Joe models. Plus, more trouble for
Adrian Peterson as prosecutors seek to arrest the vikings star running back. We explain why next. First, bill karins, a fashion icon himself, if you like mr. Rodgers tie. Dont pick on mr. Rogers. Time for your weekend forecast. And right now, the worst weather by far is over the state of missouri and heading into arkansas and tennessee today. A lot of flooding problems and a lot of flash flooding. Oklahoma, missouri, and arkansas. Let me take you into whats going to happen. The rain is already rapidly spreading eastward. Right now over colorado, kansas, where the flooding is and now its starting to move quickly across kentucky and tends, heading for the midatlantic later tonight. Of course, the baseball game in baltimore and if it will be played tonight, 50 50 or less than that. D. C. , rain arriving later today, atlanta, dallas, thunderstorms, hot in the southern u. S. As far as saturday goes, Early Morning rain for boston,
hartford, providence, d. C. , that exits during the day saturday, almost like a repeat of last saturday, and sunday should clear out nice in the east, but a new storm comes in behind it there in the middle of the country, so plenty of clouds, showers, anywhere from louisiana, all the way back up into areas of the ohio valley. Coming columbus day, if youre in little rock or memphis, we could have a Severe Weather outbreak, maybe even a few tornados. Something to Pay Attention to over your holiday weekend. Youre watching morning joe. We leave you with a shot of washington, d. C. , where the umbrellas will be out when a lot of you head home from work. Well be right back. I make a lot of purchases for my business. And i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. Like 70,000 bonus points when i spent 5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. And i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at Office Supply stores. With ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. Travel, gift cards even cash back. And my rewards points wont expire. So you can make owning a business even more rewarding. Ink from chase. So you can. receptionist Gunderman Group is growing. Getting in a groove. Growth is gratifying. Goal is to grow. Gotta get greater growth. I just talked to ups. They got expert advise, special discounts, new technologies. Like smart pick ups. Theyll only show up when you print a label and its automatic. We save time and money. Time . Money . Time and money. Awesome. Awesome awesome
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vikings running back Adrian Peterson has found himself in more hot water this morning. Prosecutors are seeking to revoke petersons bond and have him rearrested after the running back allegedly admitted to smoking marijuana while out on bail. According to paperwork filed, peterson said he, smoked a little weed before a drug test wednesday. Peterson has been freed on 15,000 bond on a charge of felony child abuse. A trial date has tentatively been set for december the 1st. Thomas . On to trial, trying to get him back on the playing field. Well see how that one continues to roll out. We go to the wall street journal now. It is reporting amazon plans to open its first retail store here in manhattan, and this just in time for the busy Holiday Shopping season. The store will primarily function as a mini warehouse with a limited inventory for sameday delivery within new york, so the flagship location
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numerous tests. And as the conditions of a spanish nurse worsens, the director of the cdc compared the crisis to the aids epidemic. This is a fluid and heterogeneous epidemic. Its changing quickly and its going to be a long fight. I will say that in the 30 years ive been working in public health, the only thing like this has been aids, and we have to work now so this is not the worlds next aids. Meanwhile, airplane cabin cleaners who work for Delta Airlines have ended their strike at new Yorks Laguardia airport. They say unsafe working conditions put them at risk to ebola and other diseases. Here we go. That brings us to our citizen question of the day, do you believe it makes sense for the federal government to stop all air travel between west africa to the United States to stop the spread of the ebola virus . Download the icitizen app to
participate in that question. Its a good one. We were talking about it in the past hour. Joining us now, Senior National correspondent for Bloomberg Business week joshua green and Pulitzer Prize winning columnist and msnbc analyst Eugene Robinson. Gene, you write about americas stake in the ebola fight. In part you write this, ebola is a nightmare disease that travel restrictions cannot keep out. The correct response should be urgent concern, not panic and an allout crusade to extinguish at its source, any kind of kneejerk attempt to ban all travel from countries where the outbreak is raging would be disastrously counterproductive. Western doctors, nurses, missionaries, and others who went to west africa to quell the outbreak would be kept from leaving the hot zone. You cant send Health Workers in if you have no way to get them out. The white house was on the forefront of this. We were following them covering the story as they sort of piled resources in saying this is big. Right. This is big. This is big. We have a story on the front page of the post this morning about the math of ebola and its really scary. You know, the number of cases that arrive from each individual case is great enough that this projects into a really bad epidemic unless its quashed now. So you have to quash it at the source. You try to block all travel, im sorry, Thomas Duncan did not fly from west africa to the United States, he went through europe, brussels, to europe. I disagree. I think isnt a false choice being presented here, gene, when you say, gee, if we stop travel back here were going to block u. S. Aid workers out . We actually can look at their documents, we can also look at their passports, see they are
american citizens, figure out they went over to help the virus and let them come back in. Its not an all or nothing proposition. That seems to be what the argument is. We have to either let everybody come over or nobody come over. Yeah, but how does it make sense to let Health Workers come back and not let other people come in, because, in fact, the Health Workers are the ones who are at most risk of ebola and they are the ones who have been in close contact with ebola sufferers. So the equation is not right there, and in any event, youre just going to check peoples passports and say, you know, if youre a native of west africa certainly, if you want to fight the disease, thats a calculated risk you have to take. Just like when people come back from war zones with pstd, we still let them back in the United States because they served this country an do what we hope is in the best interest
of the world. There is an argument in the Mainstream Media that somehow anybody suggesting a little bit of restraint in stopping the flow of travel from the infected countries to the United States is zeen phobic or seizing on fears, and this is one of those cases. Gene, maybe most of us are wrong, but this is one of those cases where i hear a lot of people, not just in the red neck rivera, but mika and i were in the Board Meeting yesterday with the ceo of a very big company that said, hell yeah, i dont want them over here. Lets let the aid workers go over and come back, but we have to be a lot tougher in our screening. I see poor sam stein wiggling around, his prep tie is askew, im making him nervous. Very quickly, in my column and here, ive been very careful. Im not using the word zeen
phobic, its just the epp de epidemiology say this is not effective, this is not the way to go. False argument, because they make the false argument it would somehow slow down the movement of Health Workers, aid workers, to the infected regions and back. Im saying, we are actually smart enough to trace people who are threats to the United States and no fly lists. Were probably smart enough to figure out how to let aid workers go and come back to the United States. The problem here, though, is not that simple. When you have ebola, youre not you dont necessarily exhibit the symptoms, so unless we have a very quick defined way to test ebola at the checkpoint, im not sure how a travel ban would work. Also, another point a lot of medical professionals are
making, including in the post today, great front page story, if you quarantine a country, you create a panic, and that in turn creates a huge problem on the ground for health care workers, political workers, government officials. You dont exactly contain the disease, you spread the disease through government and sociopolitical panic. I disagree with that. Address the disease, it provides maybe u. S. Citizens with some false sense of security, but doesnt do much to squelch the epidemic. Im just laughing, all of you guys are sitting there so shocked and stunned and deeply saddened that im saying what most americans will say when they are not in front of the tv set. Presenting false choices. Sam, you just said, gee, you have no you are. You cant have a middle ground. You can increase screenings at
airports, be more diligent whos coming in the country. Sam, youve just undercut your own argument. Sam, youve just undercut your own argument by saying we have a slight delay, so if you guys will let me finish, then you can talk. Youll undercut your own argument by first of all saying that, well, you know, keeping people out from the United States wont work because we dont have the right Screening Tests. Now youre saying we need to have a Screening Test and theres no middle ground because it takes 21 days. Well, youre exactly right. Theres not a proper Screening Test to make sure that somebody who gets into the United States from the infected areas doesnt have ebola until they are in america for two, three weeks. So, with respect to Screening Tests, there is no way to detect right up front unless someone is exhibiting or has ebola, that its there, that you can detect
its there, however, there are symptoms of ebola you can screen at airports, for instance. I dont want to get too graphic on air, but there are ways you can look at someone and say hes exhibiting symptoms of ebola, maybe we need to set this person aside, et cetera, et cetera. Thats what i was getting at with enhanced screenings. With respect to the ethos, the mindset youre talking about, i totally get it. I understand the urge to say shut it down, lets not let anyone in the country from diseaseridden countries. That makes sense. All im saying, Health Officials, people whose job it is to actually contain this disease, have said that would be counterproductive, you would stir up so much political panic, one, that it would in effect spread the virus, and two, what gene was getting at earlier, if youre going to have travel bans, you have to have universal travel bans. No, you dont. No, you dont. Its not all or nothing. We need to move on because josh green has a column, but thats my biggest concern, mika, with
all of these arguments, its always an all or nothing proposition. Its black or white. We have no ability as rational human beings to somehow sort through this and have a good middle ground. I agree completely with gene, we need to declare war on this ebola virus and americans need to understand that u. S. Tax dollars need to be paid for aid. We need to do whatever we can to stop the spread of the virus, because as dr. Kent brantly, who is a doctor, who was infected, the First American who came back with ebola said, the Atlantic Ocean is not going to separate us from this deadly virus. We have got to get engaged there. So, josh, your latest piece in Bloomberg Business week is not about ebola, so well put that conversation to bed for a second. Its about the fight for the u. S. Senate seat in colorado. What angle are you looking at here . What im looking at, of all the senate races to potentially tip the balance, colorado is the most important race because the state, unlike other purple states, has a large latino population and is more reflective of the u. S. In general. I think the outcome will tell us a lot about where the two parties stand heading into the 2016 president ial election. Youve also got two really good candidates in the most competitive race in the country. Joe . You know, josh, theres also a reason why this race is important for republicans. Ive talked to republican leaders, they understand. Theyll never say this on the air, even though Reince Priebus came close to saying this last week, not winning the senate 2014 is a devastating setback for the Republican Party, but what im hearing, republicans are more worried about 16 than 14, and they are saying, we have got to win in a blue state. Weve got to win in a state that barack obama won in, and it will
be great if cotton wins in arkansas, it will be great if we pick up louisiana and North Carolina, but if we dont expand the map and win in places like colorado, were in big trouble going into 16. Exactly. And what you see in colorado with the Republican Senate candidate there, cory gardner, is maybe a glimpse of what the republicans will need in 2016, regardless of how he performs. Young guy, very charismatic, very optimistic. Hes sort of the opposite everything you associate with gop leaders today, who tend to be prickly and grouchy and angry and fighting with each other. Really a fun guy out of the campaign trail and sort of a breath of fresh air, and i think that helps explain why hes been leading in a lot of polls, despite the fact no republican has won statewide ten years in colorado. Well look for that in Bloomberg Business week. Yes, joe . Its so sad. Josh is yet another left wing Mainstream Media type saying
republican leaders are prickly and grouchy. Anybody that spent five minutes with Mitch Mcconnell would i know never mind. Go ahead. Go to break. Hes a sweet tart. Sweet tart. Still ahead, well go live to the New York Stock Exchange after a roller coaster week on wall street. Plus, our sitdown with we do fashion here on morning joe, just like the other morning shows. Its like the other morning shows. Andre leon talley joins us. Hear what he says is the secret to dressing nowadays. And also, the interesting reason why
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2014. There are new concerns about Global Economic growth, whether its in europe, whether its in russia, caused by geopolitics, you name it, and the fear investors have right now are policy makers are running out of bullets to try to fight new found slowdown and growth. Yes, the United States is the bright spot here, but a lot of u. S. Companies get a lot of their earnings overseas, so that weakness could inflict pain in the u. S. Stock market. Were going to be watching stocks. By any indication, looks like the carnage is set to continue. In europe were seeing sharp losses. One stock i want to mention is tesla, because elon musk continues to surprise. He unveiled a new allwheel drive model thats going on sale at the end of the year. It has all sorts of new Safety Measures and cool features. 11yearold Company Continues to invite. Guys . Sara, thank you so much. Have a great weekend. You, too. Up next, joe walks the runway for fashion icon andre
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outfit. Whats it say to you, andre . Says a lot he can get up and still model, still doing the model pose. The model pose works. Can i come over and sit in your lap . Because i hear it is the place to be, baby. Good to see you. Good to see you, very good to see you. I love the color, whatever you call these shirts. No, the overshirt. Table cloth. Its poly mead, its warm, something you wear in the stadium. Why are you smelling him . Breakfast. Breakfast or dinner. Flicking stuff on his suit. Usually he has food. I think his style works. Hes got a look. His style works because its who he is. Whatever you wear must reflect who you are. Never take cues and say its wrong. I love that. Mika and i were out yesterday and i noticed three or four women, we were sitting waiting
for a friend and i saw people coming in and out, people watching. And i noticed all these people wearing all these Different Things that the ones that seemed the most put together had a simple black dress, flats, and maybe, if not pearls, something very basic. One simple necklace, accessory. Chanel always said, less is more. Fake with the real. You know who i think is one of the best dressed women in the entire world . Queen elizabeth ii. Shes dressed appropriate for who she is, shes dressed because that is her uniform, it always been her tradition, and looks great on her for who she is. Shes incredibly welldressed. Oh, my gosh. I love this advice, because i also think for younger women trying to send a message, their clothes shouldnt distract from their face, eyes, and voice are doing. The voice. What you project is what you say. I always say that i think that people you have to have
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leave primetime for a 4 00 a. M. Wakeup call, everybody except jon, who said i want you to do it and i want to go with you. Well, he did and thats made all the difference. We love jon and were going to miss him, but i tell you what, im so excited and mika, you are, too, that even though hes not moving on to a better place, he is getting a wonderful opportunity, and id be sad except for the fact that i know that jon, mika, and i are going to Work Together again soon. Mika, well miss him, wont we . Tower, we love you, we wish you the best of luck. Were happy for you, but im not happy right now, because i dont like saying goodbye to you. Youre a good guy. Thank you for everything. Thank you guys so much. I really appreciate it. This has been the best experience of my life so far. Thank you so much. Youre so self indulgent. Mika, can you believe that . Next hes going to be like chris
and write a book. Jon, note to self, dont do that. Ill call you spanky. Joe, i noticed that was on prompter. Did you write that or somebody else on staff write that . Who wrote it for him . This is your life. This is your wife. Jon met his wife here in 2004 when joanna was an intern. It was an h. R. Violation at the time, but they were able to work through it and he was able to legally marry her and they were able to marry and we love the towers. We snuck her in. Hopefully, its a big surprise. We love you, jon tower, were going to miss you so much. That is so cute. Good surprise, right . Jon, we love you. Good luck. Did a good job. If its way too early, its morning joe. Jon, well see you again. Jon tower thank you, jon
a Nobel Peace Prize at age 17, Malala Yousafzai from pakist pakistan. Both honored. The latest on their history making moment. Also developing this morning, more scrutiny for the secret service as a review board gets to work and the white house pushes back on allegations that involve more than just agents now. And one of the worlds most notorious dictators, also one of the worlds most reclusive, as well, never shies away from a photo op, nowhere to be seen. The latest on the mystery of north koreas kim jongun. Its friday, october 10th, 2014, this is the daily rundown. A busy morning on