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Jobs. we had the best jobs report we had seen in a very long time just this past friday. for us to go backwards because washington couldnt get its act together is unacceptable. >> here we go. 6:00 on the east coast. good morning, everyone. it is friday, april 8th, welcome to "morning joe." with us on set, "time" magazine senior analyst, mark halperihal. and john heilemann and jon meacham. >> have you seen whats on the "new york times"? looks like michael bloomberg. pulitzer prize winner jon meac...

Yes. i respect their ability to disagree, but i think they should respect the fact this is an executive branch function. >> good morning. its 8:00 on the east coast as you take a live look at new york city. welcome to "morning joe." back with us on set, business columnist and editor of that question deal book for "the new york times," andrew ross sorkin. >> that boy is good. >> also national affairs columnist for "new york magazine." john heileman. >> somebody what? >> somebody owes you money. >...

41 total points. the lowest in title game since 1949. jim calhoun, the oldest coach to win a title has three national championships. uconn won 11 post consecutive tournaments. >> what a run through the big east tournament. kemba. >> hes one of the greatest. >> only five coaches that won that medal. in a few minutes rudy giuliani will join us on set. news you cant use, how one anchor was tricked into licking her ipad on television. youve watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks.

Free speech is a great idea. were in a war. during world war ii, you had limits what you could say if it would inspire the enemy. burning a koran is a terrible thing but it doesnt justify killing someone. burning a bible would be a terrible thing but doesnt justify murder. any time we can push back in america against actions like this that put our troops at risk, we ought to do it. >> all right. talking about how the burning of a koran in a small church, a tiny church in florida led to the death...

Goes way too far. >> i find it kind of ironic the week were trying to engage the president and the democrats in the country with an honest debate about our budget with real solutions to fix this countrys problems and prevent a debt crisis the president is launching his re-election campaign. these are tough times for america. we dont need a good politician, we need a strong leader. we need to engage this country on the issues that are necessary to secure our prosperity, to get this debt paid off,...

>> welcome to "morning joe." a live look at new york city on this wednesday, march 30th. with us on set, we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle. hi, mike. >> mika! >> how are you? >> im well now. >> thats good. i have a question for you. yes or no. did you eat a lost cheetos, lucky charms and minute maid lemonade and maybe -- what are these things? i eat those all the time. what are those? these cereals. >> fruit loops. >> im a frosted flakes guy. >> we have msnbc political analyst pat buchanan...

>> no, i dont think its vital interest for the united states. but we clearly have interests there. and its a part of the region which is a vital interest for the united states. >> i think a lot of people will hear that and say thats quite striking. not in our vital striking. >> it wouldnt be fair as to what bob just said. did libya attack us? no, they did not attack us but what they were doing and gadhafis history and the potential for the disruption and instability was very much in our interest...

Back live on msnbc, fighting has intensified under nightfall in libya at this hour. libyan state tf s reporting coalition air strikes have hit the compound of colonel moammar gadhafi. were hearing those reports confirmed by foreign journalists in that region. in misrata, eight were killed, 24 wounded when pro-gadhafi forces fired mortars while advancing toward the city. exploegs have been heard in tripoli and those have been reported by answered by anti-air craft fire. overnight, rebels recaptur...

Crash on air fields like we did today. andrea, what you got coming up has a strong interest in the way the middle east is being shaped. and well talk about the liberal democrats and their concerns. >> big show at 1:00 today. up next here, a live report from jim mick lashevsky at the pentagon and on the american f-15 that went down in libya today. joining us on set, former assistant secretary of state, jamie rubin. but first, the forecast. the four-letter word in the forecast. snow! springtim...

And everything else. "morning joe" starts right now. i am confident japan will recover and rebuild because the strength and spirit of the japanese people. over the last few days theyve opened up their homes to one another, theyve shared scarce resources of food and water, theyve organized shelters, provided free medical care and looked out for their most vulnerable citizens. >> one man put it simply. its a japanese thing. when hard times hit, we have to help each other. >> good morning. it is ...