This is about DeMar Hamlin.

And it's about a young man at 24 years old that was living his dream that a few hours ago was getting ready to play the biggest game of his NFL career.

And there's probably nowhere else in the world he wanted to be.

And now he fights for his life.

We forget that part of living this dream is putting your

life at risk. And tonight, you know, we got to see a side of football that is extremely ugly.

Shock and sadness during Monday night football, Buffalo Bill's safety, Demar Hamlin is in critical condition this morning in a Cincinnati hospital.

He suffered cardiac arrest following a hit during last night's game.

We're following the very latest on his condition this morning and also the outpouring of support.

Also this morning, Kevin McCarthy has already moved

into the Speaker's Office on Capitol Hill, despite an influential group of Republicans who have

vowed to vote against him today. We'll tell you why we may see something on the Hill today

that hasn't happened in a hundred years. We're also digging into

Donald Trump's latest excuse for leading his party to historic election defeat in the midterms.

Quote, it wasn't my fault, he declared. We'll tell you who he is blaming now. Plus, Moscow says

dozens of Russian soldiers have been killed during a massive missile strike

in an occupied part of Ukraine will take a look at what that means for the ongoing war there.

Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe.

It is Tuesday, January 3rd.

Willie, we're going to be getting to so many of those stories and more.

But first, we, of course, just shocked by what happened last night at a game that really,

I think a lot of people thought was going to be one of the highlights of the season.

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