schieffer: tonight, planning for a u.s. military strike against syria. as the death toll rises, the pentagon makes preparations for action, but will the president give the go-ahead? david martin that has story. the fastest-growing wildfire in the country now covers 165 square miles and it is just entered yosemite national park. theresa garcia is on the scene. something is killing dolphins along the east coast. terrell brown has the latest on the search for clues. and on the road, steve hartman catches motorists smiling in a no-smiling zone. never so happy to get a ticket in my life. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. schieffer: good evening,
scott s off tonight, i m bob schieffer. cbs news has learned that the pentagon is making the initial preparations for a cruise missile attack on syrian government forces. we say initial preparations because such an attack won t happen unless and until the president gives the green light, and i
on this sunday night on alert. after almost two dozen american embassies are closed, the u.s. goes further, tonight broadening its order in what some call the most serious terror threat since the 9/11 attacks. boardwalk rampage. a california man faces a charge of murder after allegedly driving his car into a crowdof hundreds, killing a woman on her honeymoon and injuring 11 others. up in the air. yankees slugger add ex-rodriguez about to find out how long he ll be suspended in baseball s highest profile scandal involving performance enhancing drugs. back to school. means a big tax break for many parents shopping for school supplies, but not everyone thinks it s a good idea.
and fantastic voyage. as a group of american treasure hunters strike it rich, very rich, at the bottom of the sea. good evening. just a short time ago, the state department announced it will extend the closings of some u.s. embassies in the face of a serious and credible, but so far unspecified, terror
he was shotting an intruder. and it is cinco de mayo. the fifth of may celebrating the mexican the mexican army over the french forces in the battle of puebla back in 1862. it s an excuse to drink for louis. you have to drink the whole thing and eat the worm. that is it for way too early. morning joe starts right now. and i m feeling sorry, believe it or not, for the speaker of the house as well. these days the house republicans actually give john boehner a harder time than they give me. which means orange really is the new black. that was one of the really good ones. good morning, everyone. speaking of orange, look at that sunrise over new york city. monday morning. may 5th. welcome to morning joe, everybody. that s an orange crush right there. yes, it is. on the set we have john heilemann. good to have you here. hello, heilemann. anything going on with you? not much. celebrating the nets victory yesterday, baby. game seven. unbelievable. we ll talk.
this weekend that injured nine people. so far two have been released from the hospital. doctors say the prognosis for the remaining victims remains unclear. nfl teams are on the clock. the draft beginning tonight right across the street from at 30 rock. the event is going to last three days. experts expect a few surprises as any pro-draft predictions could be misdirection. all right. that s going to wrap up a thursday edition of way too early. morning joe starts right now. i really have not talked to jeb about the presidency. it s hard for people to believe. i don t know. i could see you forgetting you were the president. i could see that. you were the president. i m pretty sure i ve always been a painter. pretty sure. pretty sure i ve always been a painter of cat and feet. good morning, everyone.
welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 8th. with us on set we have the host of mad money, jim cramer. it s great to see you. same. it s been awhile. too long
we look forward to seeing that kick off. that s going to do it for a wednesday edition of way too early. morning joe starts right now. the top democrat in the u.s. senate majority leader harry reid has now mentioned the bill nra koch brothers this year more than 140 times. er in in it to make the money. an attempt to buy our democracy. it s dishonest, deceptive, farce and unfair. it is wrong. incorrect. [ laughter ] erroneous. [ laughter ] even the keystone debate, mr. president, they re one of the main owners of all that stuff up there. that ugly tar stuff in canada. they are, if not the largest, second largest owner of that stuff up there. [ laughter ] good morning.
hey will. good morning, it s wednesday, may the 14th, on set, along with me, we ve got joe here that s here. that s all. msnbc. it s a good show, right? yes. you can t always predict who is going to be here. it s exciting. it s interesting, it remains the name of the show. mike barnicle i