the children, the children, their health, education and the economic security of their families and the clean and safe environment which they could thrive and they could succeed. welcome back to "morning joe," it's the first day of october. happy friday. we got reverend al and katy kay is still was. let's bring in peter baker and former u.s. senator and now an nbc news and analyst and a st. louis cardinals fan. claire mckaskill. host with donny deutsche.