also looked at ones that didn t get as much press. there were the terrible floods back in the spring, we looked at two counties there that needed help rebuilding, looked for ones that are inspiring like the olympic team. who knew? and you could follow their course from now till july when they re in london. and we took solicitations from the 600 parade of papers, the oregonian helped us find our cover child. and it s about a community reaching out, tell us where the needs are. like we said, these needs don t end once the christmas season ends, but i think it s a start. it s a fantastic cover. again, parade magazine. thank you so much, maggie. thank you, guys. giving people guidance and something to think about over this holiday. certainly really important. also to think about our veterans who are serving and coming home. coming up next, joan didion, keep it here on morning joe.
on often we would. it was always lying around. all right. that s my thanksgiving. that s tradition. that s family. and joe and joe talked about joe talked about his thanksgiving which had a wonderful tradition where he talked about where his dad would cite a poem that was longer t e but also they would hold hands and now that s what he s trying to do in his family around the dinner table, which i think is really lovely. it s not a horse in the house, but it s a beautiful tradition. it s a wonderful thing to do. i love it. it s a wonderful thing to do. that s a good issue. i think i ve explained myself. no, more this is useful. yes. i feel i should don t you wish you had a horse are you going to get a horse next year for christmas? no, that s hard to fit in on 86th street. let s move forward, maggie, to the giving issue. absolutely. can you help is the question you ask on the front cover of
hey, everyone, i m alex witt. the holiday shopping season is officially underway. walmart, target, and best buy have opened their doors to black friday shoppers, and an estimated 152 million people are expected to shop this weekend. and chicago s mourning the loss of maggie daly. she died last night at the age of 68 nine years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. now back to morning joe. showing our bias with the music coming in a little bit. big weekend ahead in college football, and it begins today. joining us now from washington, the host of comcast sports net washington post live. good to see you. good to be here. great weekend working this food
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