reviews the fbi concluded it could not have prevented the boston marathon bombings. the fbi was tipped off by a russian intelligence in 2011 about older brother tamerlan but ultimately decided he was not a threat. officials now say there was no evidence that he had been radicalized and they could not use surveillance tools like wire tapping to further investigate because of federal law. meanwhile, members of congress are frustrated with the fbi over a lack of transparency and the perceived intelligence shortcomings that may have allowed tsarnaev and his brothers to slip through their fingers. the controversial rolling stone with dzhokhar on the cover sold twice as many copies as most other issues. 13,000 copies were sold on newsstands even though a number of retailers yanked it from their shelves. are you surprised? no. i wasn t. mine the urge to boycott the
the reason for that is because the picture kind of promotes a celebrity status which is not the case here. are you glad then the chains are pulling it from the newsstands given they ve had had other controversial covers in the past, like charles manson even? i think the reports on charles manson, this really doesn t compare in some way, i think charles manson may have had some sort of music background. my belief of this magazine, the rolling stone, has something to do with music and i don t believe this young man has anything to do with music. i don t see the connection there. as far as businesses like cvs and cumberland farms and roach brothers pulling it, i applaud them for their effort. rolling stone did address the issue in a statement yesterday, saying, in part, the fact that dzhokhar tsarnaev is young and in the same age group as many of our readers makes it all the more are important for us to examine the complexities
another store says. food shop shares the news with everyone but can t support actions serve the evil actions of anyone. music and terrorism do not mix. they have pulled the issue. here is the massachusetts governor. i think from everybody. i haven t read it but i understand the substance of the article is not objectionable. it s apparently pretty good reporting, but the cover is out of taste i think. reporter: the controversial issue hits the newsstands in early august. shep: thank you, sir. no sign relief of the crippling heat wave. temperatures are up now. when new orleans is eight degrees cooler than new york you know things are weird.
and i just want to say, you know, i was here 15 years ago or something. you know, i had no idea what i was doing. i stood out here in front of you all. really just a kid. and i went out, you know, and i never thought that i would be back here. and i am. and it doesn t matter how you get knocked down in life. because that s going to happen. all that matters is that you ve got to get up. violet, sam and sara, i love you. this is for you. all right. welcome back to morning joe. mike barnicle is still with us. and joining us on set, the host of msnbc s hardball and author of jack kennedy: elusive hero, chris matthews. also on board this morning, the editor of the new yorker, david remnick. the latest issue of the magazine is now out on newsstands. david, good to have you here as well. good to be here. so what? nothing. let s go through it real quickly. i can t wait to hear about everything.
of the minivan. they got separated from one of their security guys that had been with them. they called pilgrims, former british sas guys, the best special forces in the world. he ran off in another direction barefoot. we ve been worried about him. i keep saying he s sas. showed up at the turkish border today. he s okay. as richard says, six in, six out. thank god. fantastic! thank god. the new issue gq featuring bill murray is now on newsstands. we ll be right back with much more morning joe. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away. while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you.rent from national.