MSNBC's Joe Scarborough was absent from his namesake show Friday morning after his son Andrew, 25, had a devastating fall down some stairs and was rushed to Bellevue hospital in New York with a skull fracture.

Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski revealed the news of the 'horrible accident' at the start of the show, saying she and other colleagues from the show had been at the hospital all night, where the newlywed Andrew had been stabilized.

'Andrew had a horrible accident. Head injury, fractured skull… He fell down a flight of stairs.'

Joe Scarborough missed Friday morning's Morning Joe after his son Andrew fractured his skull in an accidental fall down some stairs

Joe tweeted these reassuring updates at about 10 am on Friday

Hours later Scarborough tweeted an update, writing, 'Andrew doing much better after a frightening day and long night', and a second update reassuring fans about his brain function.

'The neurologist asked Andrew questions this morning and ended by asking him his favorite team. He said 'The Red Sox, who've won 8 in a row.''

Which they have.

The situation didn't sound so positive just a few hours earlier.

Andrew got married just three months ago and Joe shared the happy news on Instagram

Andrew moved to Connecticut with his new bride shortly after the wedding much to his father's delight

Andrew, the second of Scarborough's four children moved north after graduating from the University of West Florida

Mika told viewers at 6 am, 'It was a long night, and prayers for them.'

'We want to thank the folks at Bellevue. What an incredible place... They stabilized him. That trauma team is amazing.

'It's touch-and-go, but they're stabilized.'

Andrew, the second of Scarborough's four children, got married just three months ago and has Asperger's syndrome, a mild form of autism.