us, chasing baby a coops away from popping in our hot tub. that s a new one. this could be good for us. and jim from north carolina writes, trying to fine-tune the settings on my tv. what color is that shirt you are wearing? light purple? yes, that s a light purple. tune your dial right there. good? see, it s a public service every day here on way too early. happy birthday, dad. morning joe starts right now. good morning. today our guest is tom brokaw and less lee leslie stahl. good morning to you. we have the co-publisher of the daily news here. mika, if you run the world like