Christians. One of the executioners speaking in english, with an american accent. Egypt hit back with its own air strikes. I. S. I. S. Says italy will be next. Security has already been beefed up at st. Peters. But the biggest advances and reportedly the worst atrocities have come where washington claims to be making the most progress, in iraq which is starting to look like a failed state. In the north, we saw firsthand last week how Kurdish Forces have been under attack near the city of irbil. They turned back a major i. S. I. S. Assault. Thats richard engel. And the papers across the country, reporting on the president s summit at the white house. The new york post, not positive saying the president doesnt seem to see the threat from islamic terror. Obviously, this debate raged. And president obama tried to get off the defensive by taking on those criticizing his administration by refusing to call islamic terrorists well islamic terrorists. He jumped into the debate during the second day of the summit on violent extremism. And mr. Obama urged political and religious leaders from around the world to come together in efforts to stop young people from joining the islamic state. And he defended his choice of rhetoric, claiming i. S. I. S. Is lying when they say the west is at war with islam. And when they do that to gain new muslim recruits. We must never accept the premise that they put forward because it is a lie. Nor should we grant these terrorists the religious legitimacy they seek. They are not religious leaders. Theyre terrorists. And we are not at war with islam. We are at war with people who have perverted islam. No religion is responsible for terrorism. People are responsible for violence and terrorism. I dont know if you saw this out of the white house yesterday. But press secretary josh earnest was asked to explain why a white house statement didnt identify the i. S. I. S. Victims in libya as christians. But did mention religion in the murder of three College Students in North Carolina. Why didnt you say 21 christians were killed . Well i tried to be clear here. I cant account for that specific line in the statement. But weve been clear there that we condemn this murder. Thats true North Carolina case, they were targeted because they were muslims. Because of a we dont know. Its a local Law Enforcement investigation, as you say. Why was there faith invoked in the president s statement . I think its important for the president , in this case, as he has in many others to articulate a clear principle. Its the principle that the vast majority of americans should be able to support, which is people should not, regardless of their faith, be targeted because of what their last name is, what think worship. We dont know if theyre targeted because of their last name or faith. Thats acknowledged in the statement, as well. And weve also acknowledged that this is an issue thats under investigation in North Carolina. A lot of back and forth. A new gallup poll is showing that 8 of americans now believe that terrorism is the top issue facing the u. S. Thats up six points sins last month last month. Its the highest since january 2010. The immediate family of Kayla Mueller is breaking its silence for the First Time Since her death was confirmed by u. S. Officials. Last night, there was a Memorial Service that was held for the 26yearold aide worker who was kidnapped 18 months ago in syria. Hundreds attended the candlelight vigil in muellers hometown. You were my first friend my best friend, my only sister. My heartaches for you and what you went through. I have a hole in my soul that will never be replaced. May god keep you from anymore harm, anymore hurt. Youre in his hands now. You do not have to suffer anymore. Only now, will you be able to see how much you really did and truly did for this world by looking down on it from above. I love you. You can rest in peace knowing that you changed this world. I miss you so much and im lost without your smile. It was a moving tribute for a remarkable woman. Turning to politics now. Former Florida Governor jeb bush is starting to lay out his Foreign Policy view ahead of his possible president ial run. He kind of had to tow a delicate line yesterday in chicago, trying to show hes his own man. But at the same time talking about his brother and his fathers legacy. As you might know ive also been fortunate to have a father and a brother who helped shape americas Foreign Policy from the oval office. I recognize as a result my views will often be held up in comparison to theirs. I admire their service to the nation and the difficult decisions they had to make. But im my own man. And my views are shaped by my own thinking and my own experiences. Lets go to iraq. There were mistakes made in iraq for sure. Using the intelligence capability that everybody embraced about weapons of mass destruction was not turns out not to be accurate. But my brothers administration through the surge, which is one of the most heroic acts of courage politically, that any president s done because there was no support for this. And it was hugely successful. And it created a stability that when the new president came in he could have built on to create fragile but more stable situation that would have not allowed for the void to be the filled. It will be a fascinating debate. Jeb bush announced some of his key Foreign Policy advisers. Many of them with familiar names from previous bush administrations. They put out this diagram of the overlapping names. And jeb bush may be his own man. But he has a lot of men. And some women, from past administrations. Bush administrations. Like tom ridge, Paul Wolfowitz and porter goss. A new poll shows a tight 2016 field for republicans. And anything but for democrats. Mike huckabees narrowly leading jeb bush and scott walker. Look at that 16 14 and 11. Mike huckabee he is back. But not far behind, you have rand paul and chris christie. Chris christie at 8 and doing well in states like new hampshire. And still within striking distance at 7 dr. Ben carson. Hillary clinton, meanwhile, shes up 47 over the nextclosest democratic rival, Vice President joe biden. These polls were taken before joe biden swore in the new secretary of defense. Well see how his loving touch helps. Theres an interesting question in the poll. Asking voters which candidates represented the past and which represented the future. Hillary clintons about even. People see Elizabeth Warren as a candidate of the future. Christie, paul and walker are all slightry upside down. Look at joe biden and jeb bush theyre seen as creatures of a bygone era. Thats going to be one of jeb bushs challenges. The money men that supported republican candidates like bob dole and john mccain and both of the bushes. And mitt romney seem to be flooding towards jeb bush. Well see if that translates into votes and into victories. The Clinton Foundation, its one of the foremost organizations for charitable work the world over as you know. But now, a Washington Post review concludes that nearly half of the money and half of the donors to the 2008 campaign as well as donors to ready for hillary, gave 10,000 or more to the foundation. Not exactly a grass roots campaign. Donations have soared projected to reach almost 2 billion by years end. 2 billion. The paper reports onethird of the Foundation Donors are foreign. And legally unable to make campaign donations. A spokesman told the post, quote, we are a philanthropy, period. Adding with other Global Charities the Clinton Foundation receives of individuals, organizations and governments from all the world over because our programs are improving the lives of millions. Ron fortier is one person who has a tough column on what he calls, quote, a stupid and sleazy clinton decision to lift a ban on accepting money from foreign governments. Well talk about that ahead on morning joe. Lets go around the country and look at some of the stories making the front pages across america. From usa today, bostons mayor tells daredevils to chill out and stop jumping out of windows. The Seattle Times reports that facebook has moved more than 500 employees to Washington State from silicon valley. A new office apparently has room for 2,000 people. From the charleston post and currier, pressure got more intense on the president of South Carolina State University to resign. Thats amid a financial crisis. A lawmaker has called for the schools president s ouster. And the mississippi sun herald. Herald. Afroman allegedly punched a female on the stage in biloxi. Hes been charged with assault. Ukrainian forces are being mocked by president Vladimir Putin after pulling out from an embattled city under relentless shelling. At least six ukrainian soldiers were killed in the withdraw and more than 100 were wounded. Gaining control of the area is a major victory for prorussian separatists. And it opens up a direct route of transportation for rebels. Russian president Vladimir Putin mocked the ukraineian situation saying, of course its bad to lose. Its a hardship when you lose to yesterdays miners or yesterdays tractor drivers. But life is life. It will surely go on. The tractor drivers and miners getting a lot of support from vladimir himself. Lets go to business. Markets ended slightly lower yesterday, after the fed signaled theyre in no rush to raise interest rates. We have Steve Sedgwick joining us live from london. What are investors saying and what were they expecting . I think theyre getting quite excited that the fed may not be raising rates. And Mortgage Rates and investor loans may not be going up as quickly as expected. People were thinking the fed might raise in the mild of this year. The fed was very dovish. They didnt signal anything. It was aggressive on the rate front, as well. This accompanied their concerns about broader market. About liquidity in the market. If they change policy whats going to happen to bonds, bond funds and the global economy. Theyre worried about ukraine and the middle east. And the latest greek crisis as well. This is accompanied by poor data. We had surprises giving the biggest drop. If you saw the crude inventories, that are massive. Since they started doing the crude surplus figures. After actually, the low gas prices have not come through and created more demand. Back to you. Steve, appreciate it as always. Still ahead on way too early, u. S. Olympic officials have chosen boston to represent the nations bid for the 2014 2024 games. But are bostonians ready to put up with stress . And the eddie murphy skit that didnt happen on the 40th anniversary special. Well tell you the person he refused to play. That story and a check on the weather when way too early returns. I want to say to each of you simply and directly i am deeply sorry for my irresponsible and selfish behavior i engaged in. Across america, people are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes. With noninsulin victoza. For a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar but it didnt get me to my goal. So i asked my doctor about victoza. He said victoza works differently than pills and comes in a pen. Victoza is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. Its taken once a day, any time. And the needle is thin. Victoza is not for weight loss but it may help you lose some weight. Victoza is an injectable prescription medicine that may improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. It is not recommended as the first medication to treat diabetes and should not be used in people with type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. Victoza has not been studied with mealtime insulin. Victoza is not insulin. Do not take victoza if you have a personal or Family History of medullary Thyroid Cancer multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if you are allergic to victoza or any of its ingredients. Symptoms of a serious allergic reaction may include swelling of face lips, tongue or throat fainting or dizziness, very rapid heartbeat problems breathing or swallowing, severe rash or itching. Tell your doctor if you get a lump or swelling in your neck. Serious side effects may happen in people who take victoza including inflammation of the pancreas pancreatitis which may be fatal. Stop taking victoza and call your doctor right away if you have signs of pancreatitis, such as severe pain that will not go away in your abdomen or from your abdomen to your back with or without vomiting. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if you have any medical conditions. Taking victoza with a sulfonylurea or insulin may cause low blood sugar. The most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, and headache. Some side effects can lead to dehydration, which may cause kidney problems. If your pill isnt giving you the control you need. Ask your doctor about noninsulin victoza. Its covered by most health plans. Ring ring . Progresso its ok that your soup tastes like my homemade. Its our slow simmered vegetables and tender white meat chicken. Apology accepted. Im watching you soup people. Make it progresso or make it yourself its time for sports. And a big College Basketball rivalry between North Carolina and duke. The average ticket for this game was going for nearly 2,000. Its more than twice the price from their last matchup in march. And before the game i hope you saw this. A tribute at center court, as both teams participated in a moment of silence to honor the late, great former tar heels coach, dean smith. Dean smith passed away recently on february 7th. Fans got what they paid for. The blue devils rally back from a tenpoint deficit with four minutes in regulation. Tying up at 8181. To send the game into o. T. In o. T. Jones off the steal. Passes to quinn cook. And, boom he lies it in for the 8887 duke lead. And they hang on to win it 9290. To syracuse. Ton ranked orange upsetting louisville last night. Senior center akim Lloyd Christmas scores 29 points. Helping syracuse to its first victory over a ranked opponent this season. Orange out the cardinals, 6959. Theres signs that bostonians arent warming up to the olympic bid in 2024. A new poll says 46 of bostonians oppose the idea of bringing the games to beantown. In the words of one of the opponents, which explains what a lot of women in my life have forced me to do. The olympics force you to build a bunch of stuff that you dont really need. Four out of ten say, they would be more inclined to support the bid if public funding went to improve the transit system. No. Come on bill karins back from vacation. Isnt that what i would say women but sometimes spouses, make us do. Build stuff that we just dont need. My wife doesnt make me do anything. I do it openly and willingly always joe. Out of love. Out of love. A lot of people around here im looking at we always thought that if you had a problem, that you cared too much. That happens. I carry tissues with me. If you care too much care enough to give us a good forecast. No. Not until march. No way. No can do . Boston overnight, went up to number two alltime. Only halfinch of snow in boston. Added insult to injury. Were number two alltime snowiest seasons. We only have about another 12 to 14 inches to go for the alltime record. Who knows . Maybe well get there next week. More about that later. Snow this morning up there in maine. The big storys the cold. Over 120 Million People can you believe that miami, south beach, has a windchill advisory. South beach in miami. Come on. Stop it. It may get down to 38. Theyre worried about it. 38 windchill in south beach. The dangerous stuff is really in the ohio valley. Right now, chicagos negative 27 windchills. Negative 16 in pittsburgh. All of the cold over the great lakes is coming to the east as we go throughout the day today. Only in the teens. Tonight will be the low where we could get down close to 3. We go from the cold for 48 hours. And heres the lovely map for saturday and sunday. It looks like an ice storm, sleet mess over the ohio valley. And more snow in new england. Saturday night into sunday will be ugly. A wintry mix. I read around here in new york it was going to get up in the 30s and the 40s. A wintry mess and sunday will warm up. We get like 18 hours to clean up. And then it gets freezing cold again next week. Come on man. Another noreaster next week on wednesday. Deliver me. Keep coming. Thank you, bill. Still ahead on way too early, doctors may have cracked the Science Behind the munchies. And you know what im talking about. An independent panel appointed to help pick an outsider for the secret service. Did he listen . Well look at that when we return. Earning unlimited cash back on purchases. Thats a win. But imagine earning it twice. Introducing the citi® double cash card. It lets you earn cash back twice, once when you buy and again as you pay. Its cash back. Then cash back again. And thats a cash back winwin. The citi double cash card. The only card that lets you earn cash back twicvery purchase with 1 when you buy and 1 as you pay. With two ways to earn, it makes a lot of other cards seem onesided. All right. Now, lets get a check on the mornings other headlines. We have interim service director, Joseph Clancy now on the job permanently. He has been acting director since Julia Pearson was forced out. Clancy was ahead of president obamas protective division before he left in 2011 to run corporate security for comcast. The president picked the panel that recommended a new leader from the outside. But i have to tell you, everybody i talk to in washington, d. C. Says that Joseph Clancy is the real deal. And will be great at the job. Former cast member Norm Mcdonald took to twitter yesterday night with backstage dope about the snl 40th anniversary show. According to mcdonald, fellow snl alum eddie murphy was asked to play bill cosby in last weeks revival of celebrity jeopardy. He said, he knew the laughs would bring down the house. But it would work better on snl than anyone. Eddie decides the laughs are not worth it. He will not kick a man when he is down. And Jail University researchers claim to discover why marijuana causes users to become hungry. The phenomenon that scientists at the ivy league call the munchies. After injecting lab mice with marijuana. The clusters of neurons in the brain that make you feel full theyre instead activated to promote hunger when theyre under the effects of marijuana. They say the discovery can pave the way for better obesity drugs because it helps to explain why people eat when theyre not hungry. Speaking of people who dont eat when theyre hungry or not hungry. I solved that problem. Are you eating now . Im trying. Have you stepped on a scale lady . Got 132 right now. Enough personal information. We have a big news day straight ahead. John mccain weighs in on the threat of i. S. I. S. Why he says things will only get worse before they get better. Fortune magazine is out with the list of the worlds most admired companies. Well show you if apple kept the top spot. And why this years list is all about impact. Plus were just four days out from the academy awards. Janice minn of the Hollywood Reporter breaks down the favorites for oscar gold. And im going to speak to rocco dispirito. Im skeptical about losing a pound a day. I feel thats too fast. You need to lose weight slowly. If you weigh 438 pounds like me, its never too fast. All that and much more straight ahead on a thursday edition of morning joe. Were waking up. Waking up. Back in a moment. I make a lot of purchases for my business. And i get a lot in return with ink plus from chase. Like 60,000 bonus points when i spent 5,000 in the first 3 months after i opened my account. And i earn 5 times the rewards on internet, phone services and at Office Supply stores. With ink plus i can choose how to redeem my points. Travel, gift cards even cash back. And my rewards points wont expire. So you can make owning a business even more rewarding. 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