And this is a day that a lot of people look forward to, something they remember for a lifetime,

and what they shouldn't have to remember is the threat of gun violence, marring a day like this, injuring them and their families.

This morning I was actually thinking about bringing my child as many people in Kansas City did.

And I don't want us to have to in our country for every big event. Think about a concern of being shot.

A uniquely American problem, another mass shooting, this time at the Super Bowl celebration for the Kansas City

Chiefs.

We'll bring you the latest on this tragedy.

Plus, we'll explain the cryptic statement on a national security threat from Republican

Congressman Mike Turner of Ohio that created chaos and confusion on Capitol Hill.

Also ahead will preview a busy 48 hours for Donald Trump's various legal issues.

There are two hearings today, including a criminal case you may have forgotten about.

So good morning and welcome to morning Joe on this busy Thursday, February 15th.

With us, we have the host of way too early, White House Bureau Chief at Politico, Jonathan Lemir,

U.S. Special Correspondent for BBC News, Kaddy Kay, and Deputy Managing Editor for Politics at Politico, Sam Stein is with us this morning as well.

Good to have you.

Really, we're going to be talking, we got Tom Winter here and going to be talking about the

tragedy in Kansas City.

Really quickly, though, the reverberations

from that huge Democratic win on Long Island

a couple of nights ago still being felt in Washington and and here the head

editorial in the Wall Street Journal talks about the fact that the

Republicans border cynicism is what handed Democrats a seat.

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