. >>> the host of "way too early" thomas roberts. that barbie thing was weird, thomas. made me uncomfortable. >> the visual of it. >> yes. i'm glad you just left it there. some things, you just knew on. >> the art. >> i got joe getting ready. joe, i know -- don't put him up but i wore glasses today because alex said i was terrible yesterday and that i couldn't read. and i have my pajamas on. >> thank god for splendor from thomas roberts. halpern is sliding down fashionly and we know about barnicle. the last time i was here, joe was wearing pajama pants. this is a show of elegant

i'm thomas roberts. it is tuesday, february 25th. welcome to way too early to show where we don't discriminate against fle viewers but i do like the gay ones better. just saying. >>> we start out with some serious news. defense secretary, chuck hagel, has announcis

roberts stole my look. >> thomas looks good today. here comes thomas. look at that. just talking about the look, thomas. >> you're killing that suit, man. >> he has the walk of this floor, if it was lit up, he could do. >> i think it does, actually. >> wow! >> right up until that point.

i'm thomas roberts. it is february 10 already. can you believe that? welcome to "way too early." this is the show that assumes you are gay until proven straight. welcome to 2014. so before sunday, michael sam was known as one of the top defensive prospects in college football. today, he is poised to become the first openly gay professional football player in the history of the game. in interviews with the new york times and espn, he opened up about what he and his teammates first discussed back in august. >> i want to own my truth. two weeks ago at the senior bowl, i didn't realize that -- how many people actually knew about my sexual orientation. i just want to own my truth before anyone breaks the story about me. is this a huge deal? i understand that it is. but my purpose and focus right now is playing football. i don't think i should be defined as michael sam, the gay athlete, the gay football player. i want to be defined michael sam for being a great person and have great character. >> publicly, many are praising sam's bravery in discussing his sexuality so close to the draf

this is our very own thomas roberts ken doll, okay? fully equipped with a box with your photograph on it. i think you're more handsome in person, but you have a tuxedo, a microphone, and also a pink bow tie. >> do i have blond tips in my hair? what's up with the blond tips? >> i know when you were a teenager you had the blond tips. >> we'll be right back with much more. our tweets are next. ♪ ♪ surance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. see how much you could save with allstate. are you in good hands? >>> so we are a little out of time so we don't have time for tweets but we thank jerry for this and my assistant informed me that i had blond tips when i was a child because the

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." the show where we encourage self-indull gant news inquiry. jan brewer in arizona, feeling more pressure over the state's religious prime minister bill. it would allow business owners to deny service to gay and lesbian customers. both john mccain and jeff flake encouraged brewer to veto that bill. and three state starts have come forward saying they are uncomfortable with their yes votes. it could cost the state millions of dollars. arizona is slated to h

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." it is good to have goals. america's sweetheart, she deserves it. all right. we start with the rising tensions in the ukraine. super big development overnight to talk about. ukraine's interior minister saying russian forces had taken control of two airports in

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, february 19th. welcome to "way too early." the show that is one episode away from finishing season two of "house of cards." then i will rooet read your tweets. >> on a serious note, we start out with this revolution being televised in

i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, february 17th. welcome to "way too early." a show that wishes my name had bitter initials like frank

"way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. >>> you're pretty strong. you could totally be in the olympics. >> thank you, sarah. i do try to exercise every day. >> really? because i think exercise is ewww. >> exercise is not ewww. you just have to find an activity that's right for you. for example, i like to dance, play tennis, even do some pushups. >> what else? dancing is exercise? >> sure. as long as you keep moving around and get your heart rate up. >> that totally just gave me an idea. >> are you saying what i think you're saying? ewww, dance party. ♪ ♪ >> so good. the first lady takes her message and some dance moves to the "tonight show", but if you're hoping to hear some more moves from will ferrell, stay tuned for his dance performance. >>> the surprise that put the russian team to win ladies gold. did the russian judges cook the scoring books. >>> after the most horrific and deadly day of flashes in kiev, dawn brings new peace after the ukrainian police brings a new deal. this is "way too early." >>> hey there, everybody. good morning. i'm

. >>> the host of "way too early" thomas roberts. that barbie thing was weird, thomas. made me uncomfortable. >> the visual of it. >> yes. i'm glad you just left it there. some things, you just knew on. >> the art. >> i got joe getting ready. joe, i know -- don't put him up but i wore glasses today because alex said i was terrible yesterday and that i couldn't read. and i have my pajamas on. >> thank god for splendor from thomas roberts. halpern is sliding down fashionly and we know about barnicle. the last time i was here, joe was wearing pajama pants. this is a show of elegant thinking. i think it's important that the skin of the show has that same level -- >> what is he talking about, joe? >> thank you, donny. >> let's reset and start over. >> wait, wait. i'm sorry. look at that! look at that! hello! hello! i'm on the front lines of the de blasio blizzard of 2014 and i'm still getting dressed the way i think a professional journalist should get dressed. i'm disappointed. let's not rise to my high level and, sir! i will not be dear god! i will not -- i do not work for

. >> i'm not happy that thomas roberts stole my look. >> thomas looks good today. here comes thomas. look at that. just talking about the look, thomas. >> you're killing that suit, man. >> he has the walk of this floor, if it was lit up, he could do. >> i think it does, actually. >> wow! >> right up until that point. >> did he just really do that? and are you all really like this? because it's amazing. >> what do you mean? >> i you guys talk about your look in clothes a lot. i'm just saying. >> i don't know about -- >> we have former white house press secretary and robert gibbs. >> you know what is awkward? i was going to wear the same thing thomas did. >> that would have been bad. >> former adviser to george w. bush. >> oh, wow! >> now a completely different look. >> look at that. >> mark mckinnon. founder of no labels. we have a lot to get to this morning. first of all, boys, this is important. don't you dare. we have a lot to you talk about involving your food. breaking news from ukraine. overnight armed men seized control of two government buildings as putin an

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, february the 12th. welcome to "way too early" the show where hosting stag makes setting up the seating chart a little easier around here. we want to start, though, with the latest winter storm in the of course, we are going to get a block buster snowstorm. >> i know you keep hearing it, i am ready for spring. >> eight to 14 dames, 50s and 60s. >> so, the seating chart didn't go as planned. white house host ed hollande. the view from under the tent on the south lawn. spectacular, senators, second of state, you see her there in white, eddie win sor, julia louis drifus sat next to joe biden. we both paying tribute through world war two. it was all business as the two leaders fielded questions from the deteriorating situation in syria. president obama clarified, they don't have a standing no spy agreement with the allies. back to the dinner. according to my source saying, a tidbit that holande was dancing away to the music. >> and republicans walk away mostly empty handed. the house speaker had to turn to d

the host of "way too early" thomas roberts. thomas, hello. i still don't know what was happening what i walked in on with you and louis. i don't think i want to know. do i? >> all in clean fun. halpern said we needed to do that. >> you got to fight fire with fire. >> oh, god. i don't need to see that! louis! >> big people work for it. >> some of the competition are trying to trump thomas roberts with eye candy. thomas is fighting fire with fire. >> you mean the legs? >> the endless legs. >> legs in gloss. legs in gloss. legs in gloss. you will never ever be able to trump that. >> i love a challenge. >> that is -- >> you have just thrown it down. double challenge. i love it. >> he is adding substance as like a wild card. >> that could be it. that just could be it but i doubt it actually. >> i appreciate your support. >> on this president' day, pulitzer prize winning award winner jon meacham. it must be a rugged day in tennessee! he is not wearing a tie and he didn't shave! >> it's very difficult down here. >> what did you walk through to get h

i'm thomas roberts, friday, february 14th, cupid's day. welcome to "way too early" where the theme's patriotic valentine and won't be mine meet and merry. the staff thinks i look like this guy, the stock guy for the olympics and his sweater. this is casual friday. joan rivers, if you are watching, who wore it better? you know who stole whose look z. >> let's get right to the devastating nor'easter still slamming the east coast delivering a partying blow of snow and sleet after yesterday's blizzardlike conditions. the storm is being blamed for at least 18 deaths, including a pra pregnant woman who was hit by a snowplow in new york city. doctors were able to save her baby. more than 400,000 homes and businesses are still in the dark, 90% in georgia and south carolina. 49 out of 50 states had snow on the ground yesterday, florida being the sole exception. >>> i will check in with kate parker, who is in phoenixville, pennsylvania. good morning. >> reporter: i'm here in phoenixville, pennsylvania. you can see this massive tree behind me. this c

"way too early" with thomas roberts starts right now. stick around. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> and the beat goes on. j.t. and fallon were the night to wrap up one of the great historical challenges. we say good-bye to the games in sochi. no russian athletes will go missing. >>> ukraine's acting government asks for an arrest warrant for its ousted president, viktori n yanukovych. this is "way too early." >>> hello, and welcome to "way too early" brought to you by scarborough country and the society of academics. i'm tomorrow mass roberts. it's monday, february 24th. that was my best movie phone impression. i call that number a lot. we have movie phone news coming up for you later in the show. >>> we want to start out with a serious note in the ukraine where lawmakers are avoiding possible turmoil and civil war. the country's acting

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early," the show not too good for toilet humor, especially if there's a statue of a man in tighty whiteys involved. >> i was going show you that man in this monitor to explain what i'm talking about. >> they don't want to see the guy. >> not yet. this is a deep tease. all right. we will begin with the latest on what seems like a long winter. parts of the northeast and midwest were slammed yet by the second snowstorm of the week. in new york city it was a slushy mess thanks to snow, sleet and ice. some states saw up to a foot of snow causing nightmares on the road for drivers. more than 3,000 flights were canceled yesterday, that is in addition to the 2,200 canceled the day before. 750,000 homes in pennsylvania were in the dark. with another storm looming for the weekend, a new concern is emerging. several states including new york and new jersey are close to running out of rock salt for the roads. the city of chicago says it has no plans to cut back as of yesterday

i'm thomas roberts, february the 20th, and welcome too "way too early." breaking news this morning, we start out with violence breaking out once more in

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early," the show not too good for toilet humor, especially if there's a statue of a man in tighty whiteys

good morning, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." the show where we encourage self-indull gant news inquiry. jan brewer in arizona, feeling more pressure over the state's religious prime minister bill. it would allow business owners to deny service to gay and lesbian customers. both john mccain and jeff flake encouraged brewer to veto that bill. and three state starts have come forward saying they are uncomfortable with their yes votes. it could cost the state millions of dollars. arizona is slated to host the super bowl and while the nfl said it would not move the game officials said, our policies emphasize tolerance and prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. if the league did take action, it wouldn't be the first time that arizona lost a super bowl. in 1993 the nfl moved the big game to the rose bowl after the state refused to recognize martin luther king jr. day. the governor has until saturday to decide to veto the bill. if she takes no action, the bill becomes law. a few hours ago she tweeted, i assure you, as alwa

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to way too early. this is the show where joe biden's latest comments will not be the most offensive thing you hear in the next few minutes. get ready for that one. time has run out to answer whether russia is ready to secure sochi with the game's biggest single event, which is the opening ceremonies. they are tonight. the tsa is banning most aerosols, gels, liquids and powders of any size on u.s. air carriers en route to russia. this comes based on a warning. russian leaders have tried to alay the fears, saying the threat is no worse than that of new york, washington or boston. the games are already the

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, february the 5th. this is the show where the accommodations are just adequate enough to put you right back to sleep. we've got mints. we've got cold coffee here, water, everything we need to get you through. stick around. gentleman wa >>> want to start with the snow and commuters should expect a treacherous ride to work as the second snowstorm of the week sweeps through. some areas could see a foot of snow and other areas could see freezing rain and ice. the storm has caused big problems across the west. one of the hardest hit states is kansas. they're digging out from 12 inches of snow. state offices will bese

i'm thomas roberts. it is monday, february 17th. welcome to "way too early." a show that wishes my name had bitter initials like frank underwood. >>> ooet think openian airlines plane was hijacked. the man who was taken into custody was apparently seeking asylum because he felt threatened in his home country. the airline released a statement saying all passengers are safe. we'll bring you more details on that story as soon as they become available to us. >>> we'll turn to this ongoing situation in south africa. more than 200 mine workers are trapped underground after a mine collapsed in johannesburg. so far 11 have been rescued, but now there's a new problem. listen to this. some of the minors are refusing to come to the surface. according to the media, it is being worked on illegally. they're staying underground so they don't get arrested. >>> former republican presidential candidate mitt romney spoke on "meet the press" and spoke. >> i think hillary clinton if she becomes the nominee will have plenty to discuss about her own record. i don't imagine that bill

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to way too early. this is the show where joe biden's latest comments will not be the most offensive thing you hear in the next few minutes. get ready for that one. time has run out to answer whether russia is ready to secure sochi with the game's biggest single event, which is the opening ceremonies. they are tonight. the tsa is banning most aerosols, gels, liquids and powders of any size on u.s. air carriers en route to russia. this comes based on a warning. russian leaders have tried to alay the fears, saying the threat is no worse than that of new york, washington or boston. the games are already the world's most expensive and most heavily secured. >> i think the russians have an enormous stake in preventing any kind of terrorist act or violence at these venues and they have put a lot of resources into it. we are in constant communications with them both at the law enforcement level, at the military level, at the intelligence levels. >> we've told you the hotel horror stories that many journalists h

i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." it is good to have goals. america's sweetheart, she deserves it. all right. we start with the rising tensions in the ukraine. super big development overnight to talk about. ukraine's interior minister saying russian forces had taken control of two airports in crimea. it was once part of russia, and many people lig there remain loyal to moscow. dozens of the men are carrying machine guns and assault rifles and wearing military uniforms, but they do not have any markings to indicate their affiliation. one said they were there to "maintain order." recent protests in crimea have increased. concerns the region could mrit split from ukraine. secretary of state john kerry says russia has promised not to intervene in ukraine. still, secretary kerry is issuing yet another warning to moscow. >> we believe that everybody now needs to step back and avoid any kind of provocations, and we want to see in the next days ahead, obviously, that the choices russia makes conform to this affirmation that we received today. we are a

." >> good morning, everybody, i'm thomas roberts. welcome to "way too early." this is the show where nothing scares our weather man except unruly producers baby king cakes and gophers. all right. so we start out with our lead story today. after days of speculation, arizona govern oor jan brewer vo a bill. they touted the legislation as protectsing religious freedom for businesses and critics say it is more than legalizing denying services to same sex couples. thousands of petitionses from human rights activists and press releases f

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, february 19th. welcome to "way too early." the show that is one episode away from finishing season two of "house of cards." then i will rooet read your tweets. >> on a serious note, we start out with this revolution being televised in ukraine. live pictures, protesters hurling molotov cribs. through the night, fires burned out of control as the death toll has climbed. now reported with 25 deaths. hundreds wounded and among the dead, police and protesters alike crashing over the future of the former soviet state. earlier in the day, protesters tried to march on parliament. police fired back with rubber bullets. some witnesses say it was live ammunition. demonstrators set massive fires as police and riot gear tried to break their occupation of independence square. the you crain president condemned those riots saying he has resisted force. he accused protesters of using tactics compared to anti-terror campaigns. they were asked to pull back government forces and condemning violence on both sides. we bring in jim maceda. jim, ther

thomas roberts is up with "way too early". >>> to my buddy who said that i'd never be the host of the "tonight show," and you know who you are, you owe me 100 bucks, buddy. you do. [ applause ] >> welcome to 11:30 [ bleep ]. >> cash and cameos equals comedic gold. as the new host of "the tonight show," he lifts the decades old ban on a former favorite guest. is apple getting in bed with tesla motors? the big meeting that has the tech world buzzing about a possible partnership between the two super brands. and what the heck is a twizzle? you'll see the two american ice dancers who twiz he wizled strao olympic gold. >> good morning,

wipe that sleep out of your eyes, i'm thomas roberts, it's monday, february 3rd, welcome to "way too early," the show that's considering replacing our bill karins with a 20-pound rodent that sees the future. let it sink over you. there you go. let it percolate. there you go. first, it wasn't even close, though, the seahawks dominated the broncos to nab their first ever super bowl title. what a match-up this wasn't. there are new pictures overnight of the celebrations in seattle. the party's been going on there for hours. after the seahawks jumped to an early lead, they never looked back. the nfl's top-rated defense shut down peyton manning in the league leading offense. the final was one of the most lopsided super bowl history making events. complete highlights coming your way in sports. >>> and now the tragic news concerning actor phillip seymour hoffman. he was found in his new york city apartment of what police are calling an apparent drug overdose. his films, too numerous to name, he was nominated for oscars for his performances in dramas like ""charlie wilson's war," "doubt," an

i'm thomas roberts. it is february 10 already. can you believe that? welcome to "way too early." this is the show that assumes you are gay until proven straight. welcome to 2014. so before sunday, michael sam was known as one of the top defensive prospects in college football. today, he is poised to become the first openly gay professional football player in the history of the game. in interviews with the new york times and espn, he opened up about what he and his teammates first discussed back in august. >> i want to own my truth. two weeks ago at the senior bowl, i didn't realize that -- how many people actually knew about my sexual orientation. i just want to own my truth before anyone breaks the story

i'm thomas roberts. it is tuesday, february 25th. welcome to way too early to show where we don't discriminate against fle viewers but i do like the gay ones better. just saying. >>> we start out with some serious news. defense secretary, chuck hagel, has announced his plan to build an army for the 21st century, including deep cuts to personnel in exchange for improvements in technology and equipment. the cutbacks would amount to over 100,000 fewer active duty troops in the army. if adopted, the size of the army will be reduced to its lowest level since before world war ii. so far, the reaction has been mixed. army secretary, john mccue, says the cuts provided equal doses of reality and opportunity while acknowledging the challenges lie ahead. the founder of iraq and afghanistan vets of america say the cuts would hit service members making it harder for them to make ends meet. congressman, buck mckeon says we are trying to solve our financial problems on the back of our military. that can't be done >>> the international manhunt for o

i'm thomas roberts, february the 20th, and welcome too "way too early." breaking news this morning, we start out with violence breaking out once more in kiev's independent square. there are already visual reports of more explain protesters there, and police abandoned an edge of the square. that's when the clashes erupted once again with molotov cocktails. fireworks as well exploding there, and reports of snipers from the opposition. now, field hospitals have been set up in motel lobbies, and at least 20 police officers have been injured. one of the enduring images from wednesday's violence, a lone woman standing her ground throwing rocks against the line of riot police. fighting continues despite a negotiated truce between the opposition and ukraine's president. there was supposed to be a diplomatic meeting between e.u. officials. that did not happen. joining us now live from london, nbc news correspondent amman mojadin. let's talk about the e.u. diplomatic meeting that was supposed to take place and didn't. >> well, as you mentioned right now, the violen

i'm thomas roberts. it is wednesday, february the 5th. this is the show where the accommodations are just adequate enough to put you right back to sleep. we've got mints. we've got cold coffee here, water, everything we need to get you through. stick around. gentleman wa >>> want to start with the snow and commuters should expect a treacherous ride to work as the second snowstorm of the week sweeps through. some areas could see a foot of snow and other areas could see freezing rain and ice. the storm has caused big problems across the west. one of the hardest hit states is kansas. they're digging out from 12 inches of snow. state offices will be closed for a second day in a row. the governor has declared a state of disaster emergency. a southwest plane from denver got stuck in the snow on the runway. passengers had to be taken to the terminal by bus. the snow is affecting 115 million people in 32 different states. nbc meteorologist bill karins is standing by with an update on the forecast. what a mess. >> one of the worst morning commutes

john heilemann and eugene robinson and thomas roberts all back with us. joining us from washington, the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. good to have you on board this friday morning. >> good morning. >> we are going to continue with this story that you just heard us bumping in with rand paul, five years into the tea party movement, its leaders are trying to steer the message into the future with a renewed tone. senator rand paul is calling, as you just heard, for an air of optimism. a happy tone. he is trying to keep the movement from being sidetracked by distracting comments. meanwhile, there are signs of divisions between the republican party's mainstream and its right wing. senator ted cruz was, let's just say, less than enthusiastic about minority leader mitch mcconnell when politico's mike allen asked him to play a game of word association. >> last one. mitch mcconnell. >> leader. >> that's a statement of fact. >> that is what is stencilled on his door. >> that's all you have to say? should mitch mcconnell be the senate republican leade

the host of "way too early" thomas roberts. >> casual friday. >> casual friday. >> is that your version of casual? >> it is. >> i'm in jeans. >> in washington, prize winning columnist and associate editor and political analyst eugene robinson. so joe, joe biden just being blunt. >> joe biden just being joe biden. i've got to say, i've got to comment about john roberts. john roberts version of casual friday. the guy is like palm aspirins right there. my version of casual wednesday we remember this week was me wearing pajamas on set. >> i'm a huge admirer of elastic pants and you know that. >> can we see the pocket square in full? >> it's for the olympics. >> an american flag. >> and i wore my blue shoes. >> wow. >> those actually make the slacks. >> comfortable. all about comfort. >> you spent a lot of time planning that. >> i did. i laid it out last night. >> you know what my saying is, mika, clothes are good enough to sleep in, they are good enough to wear the next day and i prove that every day. the comment by joe biden. he's right. laguardia is an absolutely miserable airport. the wo

. >>> the host of "way too early" thomas roberts is here. >> i'm tweeting joe from the gang. >> he has the flu or something. and in washington -- >> that is the thing. careful. the bear is in his cave. you don't want to provoke the bear. >> white house correspondent for "the huffington post" sam stein. hello, sam stein. >> hello. >> hello. >> newman. hello, newman! >> he sounded like a young newman. >>> we have got so much going on today! we were producing the show until 11:00 at night because things kept coming in. did you guys listen to the governor on the radio? i did. the new jersey governor. >> always listen to new jersey radio pretty much 24 hours a day. >> i did because it pertained to some of our top stories of the day and you all had to do your research, ombudsman. >>> back-to-back snowstorms causing major headaches. the radio show that chris christie went on last night asked the governor he is doubling down that he knew nothing about the gw bridge lane closures before they happened. still, new poll in shows him slipping further behind in a potential race for president. but it

mike barnicle and mark halpern and thomas roberts still bus. joining us from washington is pulitzer prize winning winner, eugene robinson and with the "the washington post" and msnbc political director chuck todd. >> subpoenas swirling around, chuck, democrats going after chris christie. i follow up with somebody said yesterday that was shocking people. >> what? >> i think i heard you say it last week, flib who knows politics and a lot of republican governors and people around republican governors have been saying to me quietly a couple of weeks now which is we love chris. he's a great guy to raise money and would love to have him here but if his problems keep going on and he is worried about a legal defense and he is worried about subpoenas and he is worried about, you know, staying in office fighting these charges, we don't know if he can be as effective fighting all of our races. that's a pretty basically political calculus, isn't it? it's not a betrayal. people say i betrayed christie yesterday. that is one plus one equals two politics, rig

. >> thomas roberts? >> i just learned that you're cheating on me with another roberts, because you're supposed to do that for me with "new york housewives" with the slumber party. and the smart pill, i can't wait to read this book. >> barnicle? >> just as i was going to ask there kaku about the memory-enhancing pill, i forgot. >> okay, if it's way too early, it's time for "morning joe." now, it's time for "the daily rundown" with chuck todd. have a great day, everyone. >>> the endless war may be coming to a sudden end. we'll have the latest on what top u.s. military leaders are saying on the ground in afghanistan as president obama plans to move forward with or without hamid karzai. >>> also this morning, the tdr 50 rolls on. florida nobodious this week, and we're featuring an interview with rick scott. a look at the state race with national implications. 13 days until they vote on the 13. >>> knee-jerk alert. criticism as only capitol hill can deliver. a tax code reform plan gets trashed before it even

. >> the host of "way too early" thomas roberts. how are you doing? >> i'm good. >> probably thomas saying all of those bad things about me. >> no, he is mild mannered. >> he is. >> president of the council on formulations, richard haass. my mother wrote a lovely e-mail. did you bring it to the table? it's so nice and great when she checks in. do you have it there? >> i do. >> what does it say? >> now i have seen the glasses and i think they will really bad because they make you look like a school marm. so many good looking glasses around. surely you can do better than that than what you wear now and then it goes on. by the way, did you see dad on chuck? his point on our policies on syria was dead-on. >> there you go. >> positive reinforcement. >> i like her glasses. >> i like your glasses. >> she hates the glasses but i can see. thanks, mom. >>> in washington, senior white house correspondent for the huffington post, sam stein. >> hello. >> we had good ones in the past. thomas, i keep a file and i'll let you see it. that is for my mom file. >>> we ar

. >> and the host of "way too early" thomas roberts. >> tuffy brayton. >> tuffy, was that the name of the dog? >> yes, but then he ate our neighbor's dog, in front of me. a i was a little girl. >> and also with us ron fornier. >> fully clothed. >> i have my boots on. it's going to be snowy. >> the chris christie, what did you think? >> since i heard it, it was pretty good. there's more to update on the scandal, the new jersey thing. that helicopter this evening was horrible. oh, wait, he didn't flight over the bridge, that's right. >> are we going to do the point/counterpoint? >> yeah and lennon may have flown over -- oh, wait, he didn't. >> let's start with the storm that forecasters say could be catastrophic for portions of the south. atlanta is bracing for the worst. the national weather service is calling the storm mind boggling if not historical. many expect the conditions to be even more severe than the system that crippled the city two weeks ago. let's go to bill karins for a check on the storm's path. bill? >> the catastrophic historical part is really for georgia and south ca

and in new york, willie geist, mike barnicle and thomas roberts. so you heard joe biden. he was touting his basketball skills. despite being a white boy, biden was speaking at a reception marking black history month. he was referencing former nba star and sacramento mayor kevin johnson. so while we're on the topic of the vice president, he was also in new york -- i believe it was yesterday -- and he sat down with the ladies of "the view" to talk about his future political ambitions. >> ask you about the power that you have and may have in the future. i do not expect you to come on this program and announce that you're going to run for president. i won't object if you want to. do you want to? >> i tell you what, make you a deal, if you stick around, i will announce my decision with you. >> oh. oh. >> i'm not sure that's -- if hillary does not run, will you -- you have said if she runs for president, you will not run. >> no, i haven't. >> okay, tell me what you've said. >> the only reason to run for president of the united states, if you truly believe you're in a better pos

the host of "way too early" thomas roberts. >> how is it going? >> morning. >> everybody all right? >> yeah. >> steve rattner, in a few minutes, will explain why he has finally fallen in love with america and how i helped him. >> i have to you take to you about something. former white house press secretary and msnbc contributor robert gibbs with us in washington. how is everyone doing today? >> great. >> you did a great show "way too early." >> a lot of stuff going on last night. any of you guys see paul and ringo? >> yes. i read some of their reviews on the first appearance on "the ed sullivan show." >> they are never going to make it. too wild. >> i read a lot of that stuff. it was kind of cool to go back there. >> i also love the -- the guy that rejected them famously said from the record deal, guitars are on their way out. how was your weekend? happened? >> nothing. my pajamas were wrinkled. how was your weekend? >> i was so busy. i went to the knicks game. >> did you? how was that? did they win? >> yes, they did. the second time i've gone and they won. i saw -- there were celeb

mike barnicle is here and thomas roberts. associate editor of "the washington post" and political analyst for msnbc, eugene robinson. joe, look what thomas has. i'm going to show it to you. do you have a monitor? >> yeah, i have a monitor. >> look. >> jerry in graphics made this for us. it's coming to a toy store near you at christmas. >> keep it away from my kids. >> i have know idea. >> i'm going to give this to jack! >> look at the blond hair. >> what is up with the hair? >> my sister texted me right away. you know we used sun as kids in the summer, so you know you had blond hair. >> it's a voodoo doll. >> you're not going to give that to jack. >> i think jack will love it. >> you want to give him a dick butkus or ray nitschke doll, that's fine, but a guy missing two or three teeth and gnarly. you look gray. >> i don't know. i'll have to go back and research this. >>> any way mika, it is wonderful. we have a lot going on. why don't we start with the news. first of all, a shock. i was watching thomas' show. a shock in ice s

bush, nicole wallace and then thomas roberts. >> i didn't want to mess up q(d nicole's shot. >> jeremy, how are you doing this morning? >> marvelous. >> spiffy group of guys up here. >> a%zj shot of the ford baby? has that been published yet? >> oh, absolutely. >> she is cute, man. >> she is a sweetheart. >> every cliche they tell you about being aed dah, it doesn't live up to it. no matter what anybody tells you. >> exponentially. no yes about it. >> what is my app? >> i've never heard of it. >> something you get on your iphone or smartphone and down loads it cure puts together your contacts and allows you to text for free. >> totally confused! are you on my social network? i don't know what that means! >> i know what it means. it means someone else's business, not mine. >> okay. >> we will get to that. it's kind of an interesting story and i think you'll have a lot to say about it because you have a lot to say about everybody. there is huge news overseas. >>> breaking news coming to us out of ukraine. more violence continues in kiev's independence square. police appear to have abando

back with us on set we have got katty kay and thomas roberts is here wearing olympic garb. harold ford junior is here, along with governor howard dean. howard, i spent the day in your state the past couple of weeks with my kids. >> thank you. >> moderator of "meet the press" is david gregory. the host of "the daily rundown." the man who always tells me if the world is an oyster, then certainly manhattan and all of those who inhabit it are in the center of it and just died. the question i must ask is what kind of day did bill de blasio have yesterday? >> he would be better off if he were wearing the olympic sweater. i'll tell you this. apparently, he is not shoveling the snow in front of al roker's place. i think now he should be making a list, okay, al roker, what is his address? let's see here. let me get those streets done. >> unless, of course, he is actually, joe, shoveling it into al roker's backyard. >> the other thing he has to fear. >> i think he is. katty, actually, it was quite a bad day. weather woes for commuters and for school bus drivers and parents and childr

still with us, mark halpern, michael steele, thomas roberts, and katty kay. joining the table the host of msnbc's brand-new show "the reid report" joy reid. in washington, host of "the daily rundown, chuck todd. >> all rise! >> katty, how are you this morning? >> i'm not going to talk until i get cheers too. >> yea, katty kay back from rio, looking tan! >> let's begin in ukraine where the former president is now a wanted man even though he still claims he is in charge. on saturday, victor yanukovych fled the capital as his own party denounced his actions during the past week. his whereabouts remain unknown. parliament took emergency action yesterday restoring the government and giving its new speaker the power of acting president. everything moving very fast in the country. the country's military has vowed to stand by and support this new government. nbc's chief political richard engel takes a look back at these dramatic events. >> reporter: the revolution began with a fire miscalculation by the government when, last tuesday, riot police tried to storm a 3-mo

back with us on set, mike barnicle, thomas roberts, donny deutsch. and in washington, ski bunny, sam stein. >> i don't even know what that means. >> what does that mean? >> it's cute. >> what's going on? how you doing? you're looking really good. who did you dress for? >> wow. >> wow. the snow. i have my snow boots on. okay. can we do the news, please? >> oh, boy. >> right away? >> okay. hi, thomas. >> hi. >> rogers. what the heck? [ laughter ] >>> we're at winter storm -- >> i'm going to wear a name badge. >> i'm sorry about that. with snow falling on the east coast once again. commuters should expect a treacherous ride to work. apparently, epically treacherous, as another storm sweeps through. some areas could see a foot of snow. the storm will be causing big problems across the midwest, so let's go straight to bill karins and the meteorologists are updating the forecast. sunday looks different, but today looks terrible. >> yeah, we don't need to worry about sunday. we need to get through this morning. we're in the heart of the commute, and it's as

mike barnicle, nicole wallace and thomas roberts at the table. editor of "the washington post," eugene robinson. white house correspondent and host of "the daily rundown" chuck todd. we are remembering a legend really. you were so upset when you heard the news he had passed. >> he is a legend actually. we had somebody on here who is known for high art in the movies and he had decided that he was going to do a really dumb movie and follow up to a really dumb movie. we said are you embarrassed? off air. a lot of people say that you're -- and his response was, you know what? when i go see kids that come back from a rock. >> walter reed from iraq and afghanistan, nobody is asking me about my important work. jeff daniels. i talked to him about "dumb and dumber." and they laugh. i see all of the things that i've done, i can put a smile on people's face. thomas, harold ramis, you look. "animal house." we have stam stein on. i don't know if he was alive when "animal house" came out in '78. >> you know double secret. most of my friends and others were on

a size of thomas and join me on twitter over a call i will be that keep you updated i'm going to try and keep warm here musgrave has been called in see for this and have the subsequent wait to buy. it is obviously more for the latest because it's paying. women wanted to avoid rate they really needed to buy guns and burn how to use them i'm. sure this is the one that i want to go with them once again it's the feeling that. women are definitely the target of the gun lovers and you don't kill them when the killing money would have somebody with you with this with her. i've noticed that more and more is this really scary marketing tactics which implies that women have some sort of moral obligation to own guns to protect their family and young girls shoot out here too so we do have a pink or. more kids young kids choke on food than are killed by firearms if being armed made us safe. for america we should be the safest nation on earth so we're clearly not the safest. place on your. face like you know. the length of. a pleasure to have you with us today. how do you operate. i'm going to imp

and alito and clarence thomas get a lot of attention from progressives because they're sort of easy to hate figures but john roberts is a brilliant scholar i mean not disagree with him but he's clearly got a plan for the united states and it's working i mean the health care decision that everybody celebrated because it upheld the supreme court's mandate also placed severe limits on the federal government's ability to do things a state that's not talking about the medicaid expansion so they've got a plan for the united states and using the power of the supreme court they pretty has no cheney has throughout his career i mean you know as might happen tonio talks about it reza two thousand dollars an hour or so stocking corporate lawyer before he went into the supreme court he has always ruled against the defendant in favor of the police against the average person in favor of the corporation and against the the citizen and in favor of the power of government and so i would say you know anybody out there who considers themselves or a small government conservative look out for john roberts a