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light the olympic flame. i got to sit down with the man himself over the weekend. you'll hear great insight into the cloak and dagger secrecy that kept the identity of the final torchbearer hidden from everyone but a handful of people. my interview with wayne gretzky in just a few months. once the flame was lit, the united states got right down to business in competition. apolo anton ohno won the first medal of these games on saturday night when he snatched a silver in the 1500 meter after a pair of south koreans collided ahead of him clearing the path for a medal. he was in fourth...

Oh, yes, yes! is it time? >> wow. you were extra excited today, mika. thank you for olympic enthusiasm here in vancouver. you might have noticed pete breen has used to news you can't use to news you can't luge. that's why we pay pete. i knew there was some reason. here is the deal, we americans love our canadian brothers and sisters to the north. no question about it. close allies, right croacross t border, but we don't always show it. i went outside to tackle some of the stereotypes on the streets of vancouver that canadians can be dull.

do you get paid enough to wake up this dang early? it's 2:30, yikes! >> i didn't wake up. i'm still awake. if you want to come by and visit us, please do it. >> peete from buffalo says i tuned in to see ginger, but i wanted willie to know what a fine job his father did filling in for him this week. >> he's not my father, mike barnicle is my drunk you knowun he's never speaking to me again after this week. that, and a lot more, coming up on "morning joe." ♪ >> look at these live weather shots. we'll start with the white house. the next. we move on to new york city. oh! >> as you kn...

Tom price from georgia and then one more after that if your time permits, mr. president. >> you know, i'm having fun. >> okay. >> this is great. >> why should i leave? i'm dunking on you. >> jon stewart. it's good to know with everything going on in the world people still have their priorities in order. case in point, the most popular story on msnbc.com this morning is the 18 best female celebrity tattoos. well, at the top of the show we asked you why are you awake? and our ace intern, jimmy breen, has your answers. jimmy. >> it's pete. pete breen. dick writes how the financial folks pronounce...

rward until you mail it back. 2010 census but it takes less than 15 seconds to tell you this. drivers who switched from geico to allstate... saved an average of $473 a year. time to switch to allstate. ♪ number one story on msnbc.com right now, white house explains spending freeze affecting about 17% of the federal budget. a move by the president to show he is reining in spending, attacking that deficit. we asked you at the top of the show why you were awake. my good friend and producer pete breen has answers. pete? >> we've got a text that says i'm drunk because of too many jager ...