awesome. that does sound really come. i've never been in a hot air balloon, i don't think. christine is celebrating her sobriety day. anniversary of 34 years. well-done, christine. congratulations. maya blessed us with these lovely pictures from her leaf peeping trip in upstate new york. and lindsey is up because her pet squirrel got hungry? and now wants to play. pet squirrel. that's the first time ever on way too early. mark it down. up next, a look at the axios one big thing. coming up on "morning joe," more than a decade after leaving his command of u.s. forces in afghanistan, retired army general stanley mccrystal joins the conversation to discuss the situation there. plus more on the covid fight. a check in with the nation's top doctor, dr. vivek murthy. "morning joe" is just a few minutes away. ust a few minutes away