welcome back. ticket sales for the new film from the "fast & furious" franchise hit new heights this weekend. nbc's universe ""the fate of the furious"" broke global box office records with a weekend that grossed over $532 million worldwide, eclipsing "star wars" which made a mere $529 million in its opening weekend of the eighth installment in the fan series opened in 64 markets bringing in 432 million internationally and 100 million in north america. the films earned $4.4 billion worldwide making it universal's most successful franchise and eighth highest grossing film series in history. >> that's incredible. they are great. a lot of fun. >> a lot of fun. >> before we toss it to "morning joe" we'll get a check on stories you'll hear about in the day ahead. >> vice president pence will