deals. she went on to say hard choices have to be made in these moments. could this turn into possibly a political issue. did you call it a hard choice? yes. little reference to the memoir. this is a woman that knows how to do book work. this is going to be seen through the lens of a likely presidential campaign. so of course she s going to get pounded. she s going to defend the president. get used to it. there s more to come. all right. ellis, thank you so much. it s not a hard choice to make. nicely wording. bill kairns is back with first buzz. we re talking about hedgehogs and flying dogs. oh, yeah. plus we ll tell you about the winningest woman in jeopardy history. that is next. who feel like there s a brick on their face. who are so congested, it feels like the walls are closing in.
but just really quickly about this. alice has passed away over the weekend. remember her on the brady bunch? we ll have more on that. katie couric is here in our 8:00 a.m. hour. also jay carney announced he s leaving the white house. but before he does, he joins us at 7:00 a.m. for a friendly exit interview. it ll be friendly. i hope you don t say anything inappropriate, joe. coming up, the insider trader allegations involving a billionaire investor, one of golf s biggest stars. that story is next. this is strange. but first here s bill kairns, speaking of strange. exit interviews? is it possible? let s have it now. i think we ve been doing it for a long time.
sings of freedom. what an extraordinary voice. she succeeded in virtually everything she did. inspired so many along the way. particularly young women over the years to believe in their own beauty. i m glad she also inspired me. thank you so much for coming in. an extraordinary voice that just stops you. thank you. still ahead on morning joe, a, quote, big mistake. that s what peter king thinks of the president s plan. and also taking on the concussions issue in football. valerie jarrett has details. and in our 8:00 hour, the supercharged word that women are increasingly using to call on women. and the reason behind it. but first bill kairns with a check on the forecast. very chilly morning in new england as you found out this morning as you headed out the door. things have changed even as far south as d.c. all that warmth is gone.
attached to the people in this. i know. but this populism that s sweeping across europe, expected to sweep across america in the coming years. mainline parties are being rejected. and we ll see more and more of that. so ian, stay with us if you will. we have a lot more to talk about. still ahead on morning joe, a lot more to talk about. former senator jim webb joins us for his first live tv interview for his first memoir. i heard the country calling. and actress toni collette. and a train trying to stop. see that again in slow motion. stop. let s go to brittany ship. she s in for bill kairns.
the funny river fire burning south of anchorage threatens 100 structures and residents are facing evacuation orders. 30% contained there. meteorologist bill kairns joins us right now. bill, we re going to get to what memorial day travel looks like. but first what s happening in alaska, huh? it s amazing there s a fire this big. 245 square miles. funny river fire, what a bad name for a fire too. it s only 49 degrees for a high in anchorage. it s not like it s that s warm like arizona where it s blistering hot out there. but that s kind of the deal that we have right now. it s only 49 degrees for the high. it s been very cloudy and is going to continue to be that way. so that doesn t look like it s going to change any time soon. as we go through the day today, looking at temperatures for the most part highs only in the 50s or 60s. so the firefighters have