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Many morning's big political stories. senior editor of "texas monthly" weighs in on ted cruz and a top editor of the boston globe explains that paper's push to draft elizabeth warren in the race. later, the runner-up, former "american idol" star clay aiken stops by with a new fascinating documentary on his failed bid for congress. but first, bill karins with a check on the forecast and it is horrible. >> have you ever considered how hard it is to be me? >> yeah i have. i have. >> you have right? >> many times. >> i know when i'm going to make you up set before you're even upset. >> well, usual...

Steady, relentless effort to take out isil wherever they exist using our air power and our support for partners forces on the ground. this strategy of taking out terrorists who threaten us while supporting partners on the front lines is one that we have successfully pursued in yemen and somalia for years. >> let's go right to nbc news keefe pentagon. correspondent jim miklaszewski where do we stand? >> mika it's incredible that in a matter of weeks yemen is totally unraveled. you know it's bad when 125 u.s. military green berets and nef s.e.a.l.s are forced to vac with it the country. now, tho...

Supporting him as those that could but will the early entrance help him? according to bloomberg no candidate to announce their run for president first has won since 1952. we'll see if that changes. joining us now from the campus in lynch berg, virginia msnbc political correspondent kasie hunt. kasie? >> mika, good morning. well, today cruz is finally going to dispense with that will he or won't he game that we've seen from the presidential race so far. his advisers are hoping that by going first he will be able to win back some of the attention that lately has been focused on his rivals. >> th...

Also according to the police chief, the fbi has now launched an inquiry into the investigation and the local naacp chapter is calling on the justice department to investigate as well. let's bring in msnbc national correspondent joy reid live from miami. you've got more on this story. what's the latest? >> well, mika, chief everything fra atorly was insistent yesterday that this behavior was limited to the four officers but he did say that the department is continuing to investigate. on the fbi investigation that you mentioned, the chief said they fully intend to cooperate, that they are cooper...

The weapons violations or murder charges or what? >> mika, good morning. it's on the weapons charges. it's a basic bond hearing but late on friday durst's lawyer in a bold move filed a motion saying he wants to actually argue the legality of that original arrest warrant out of l.a. for the murder of his friend susan berman. he says that that arrest warrant was based more on the hbo documentary than on actual probable cause. when robert durst appears at a bail hearing in a new orleans courtroom this morning on weapons charges his attorneys will demand an immediate preliminary hearing. those cha...