of trouble there, too. once again, because of the fact that he had drawn muhammad and many muslims find it offensive to depict muhammad in any fashion. right. and one of the keynote speakers is somebody who says i don t hate muslims, but i do hate islam. in fact, john kerry himself was asked by keith elson of the great state of minnesota please do not allow this man to come into the united states to speak at this particular event. the keynote speaker was a dutch lawmaker known for being a hard liner against islam. we ll keep an eye here in texas. now we ll turn to heather nauert. i have some things i want to bring you. nypd officer brian moore remains in serious condition after he was shot point blank in the face. the 25-year-old and his partner were on patrol in queens new york on saturday night when they
shot in the face. details on how this true blue hero is doing this morning. then in the dark of night. a man sneaks on to the runway and steals a plane right out of the airport. he was in the sky for over an hour. how does that happen? meanwhile, we have a lot to discuss. it s a big week big show. mornings are better with friends. 6:00 in new york city. it s 5:00 now in texas. a fox news alert to start this program. two againmen are dead after opening fire at a free speech event in garland, texas, a dallas suburb. one security officer shot as local cops kill the two suspects in a dramatic fire fight. all right. let s get to casey stegall, he s live in garland. what is the latest on the ground where the shooting took place? we re being kept fairly far back from this very active crime scene at this hour. we can tell you the event is sponsored by a group called the american freedom defense initiative. and it was a draw muhammad cartoon contest. in fact organizers of th
suddenly giving agents of a foreign power more constitutional protections than american citizens have when the fbi wants to go up against them with a criminal warrant. do you think those fisa court rulings should be declassified? some in congress want to see that happen. i m curious about your view on that. yeah, i think we need a larger dose of transparency across the board. i know the fisa court judge, judge banks s a little uncomfortable with that because he doesn t think it will present a holistic picture and could be misinterpreted as you declassify this but not that. frankly, john, over the long term and in large measure, we have to be more transparent with the american people to get a level of comfort or at least acceptance because if we don t get that, we are not going to be able to do these things in the first place any more. general michael hayden, thank you so much. good to have you on the show again. thank you. coming up on morning joe, congressman keith elson a
that work in the nsa. they have kept america safe. at a recent study by the nonpartisan new america foundation backs me up, a new analysis of 225 individuals linked to al qaeda and charged with terrorism since september 11th says they had no preventible impacts of preventing acts of terrorism. see? i don t understand what people like edward snowden are so mad about. is violating everyone s privacy really that bad if it doesn t even work? good morning, everyone. it s friday. it is friday, january 17th. welcome to morning joe. with us on set, we have national affairs editor for new york magazine and msnbc political analyst, john heilemann. good morning. i m not criticizing style. pulitzer prize winning historian jon meacham. howard dean. white house correspondent for the associated press, julie pace is with us. good to have you all on board this morning. how is it going? going well. something on the front page of the new york times you don t see often, picture of
it seems to me only fair that apple would step up and help fund the country that has made it possible for them to be successful in the first place. apple wouldn t be a multibillion dollar corporation but for the fact that the united states of america made it possible for them to be that successful. it seemgs to me they ought to want to help to pay the expenses of this country so that everybody can have a fair shot. i think it s really disappointing that they don t. there s a moral equation here. what s morally right to massage the tax code through supporting politicians who are going to have our back or to do your fair share oun the country that has given you the opportunity to be so successful. congressman, keith elson, great to have you with us tonight. i appreciate it so much. the tornado in moore, oklahoma left thousands displaced.