He's much better than Chris Hayes.

what happened to him? how badly injured he was?

serious injuries, several surgeries.

unfortunate.

reminds me to buckle up in a taxi. something i normally don't do.

Lawrence, wonderful to see you w/Ari tonight & eagerly looking forward to your return to the TLW Anchor Chair Monday Night--10 PM was not the same without you. Kudos to Ari for a job well done but you were so missed!!1

My wife and I were in NYC in April after the Zumwalt christening, and were going to have dinner with one of the MSNBC anchors. She canceled at the last minute saying the whole MSNBC roster was in panic and was being recalled to the studios because O'Donnell had been in a serious car wreck in the Virgin Islands, and wouldn't be doing his show for a long while. This was the first night, so any free anchor was called back to the station to fill in. She stopped by for breakfast the next morning to fill us in what happened.

Link to The Daily Beast interview w/Lawrence--detailed info on the accident:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/20/the-crash-and-churn-of-lawrence-o-donnell.html

What a nightmare. Lawrence and his brother were lucky to have the resources of MSNBC at their backs.

I agree onehandle, Lawrence on Rachel's show expressed his gratitude to Phil Griffin & MSNBC for getting him & his brother back to NY & Boston so quickly. The Daily Beast interview is a must read because it reveals not only the serious injuries sustained but also the emotional stress experienced by such a horrible accident.