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Suspended from the view after the comments that the holocaust is not about race. Shes now apologized multiple times but with incidents of antisemitism on the rise some are asking should whoopi be cancelled . And the latest on the russian crisis as Vladimir Putin accusing the u. S. Of trying to push him into war. The question this morning, is a diplomatic solution still possible . Its Way Too Early for this. Good morning. And welcome to Way Too Early, the show that is completely fine with it if tom brady wants to take another day to rethink his decision. Im Jonathan Lemire on this wednesday, february 2nd, Groundhog Day. Well start with the news. Russian president Vladimir Putin is accusing the u. S. And its allies of ignoring moscows top security demands and deliberately trying to pull russia into an Armed Conflict over ukraine. Breaking his silence for the first time in several weeks, putin said fundamental russian concerns were ignored including that ukraine and other soviet nations not join nato. But he indicated hes willing to talk more to ease tensions. Putin said its possible to find an end to the current standoff if the interests of all parties including russias are taken into account. He adds, quote, i hope that we will eventually find a solution, although we realize that its not going to be easy. The white house says that President Biden could speak to putin in the coming days once they receive a reply to their written responses which putin said moscow is still assessing. This as Secretary Of State Antony Blinken spoke to the Russian Foreign minister yesterday and reiterated the american commitment to ukraines sovereignty and territory term integrity. Meanwhile british Prime Minister Boris Johnson was in ukraine yesterday to show the uks solidarity with the Eastern European country. President biden met yesterday, meanwhile in the oval office with Vice President Kamala Harris senate chair dick durbin and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley to begin the Consent Phase of Nominating A Replacement for Justice Breyer. The president reiterated the qualities hes looking for in the next member of the bench. And im serious when i say it, i want the advice of the senators, as well as the consent to arrive on who the nominee should be. What im looking for is a candidate with character, with the qualities of a judge in terms of being courteous to the folks before them. And treating people with respect. As well as a judicial philosophy that is more one that suggests that there are to the constitution. Am i looking forward to the advice and how to proceed and how the hearing will be conducted and the like. President biden also pursued a bipartisan push with a call to Senate Minority leader mitch mcconnell, whose Office Released a statement after the talk that reads in part this, the leader believes the cornerstone of the nominees judicial philosophy should be a commitment to originalism and textualism. He emphasized the importance of a nominee who believes in judicial independence. A group of senators released a draft bill aimed at clarifying how president ial elections will be certified. This comes in the wake of Donald Trumps efforts to get then Vice President mike pence to overturn the election january 6th the bill from Amy Klobuchar and dick dush be would assure that electors are not appointed until after election day. And would clarify that the Vice President has no power to reject the state elects while raising thresholds for congress to raise objections and make it harder to sustain objections without broad support by both members of congress. Senator Richard Blumenthal who is part of a separate Bipartisan Group said this about the need to reform the law. The Public Record is now replete with his attempts to interfere with the election in georgia. In the american capitol. And it shows the need to reform the electoral count act, so there will be no possibility of a future nominee, to this office or any other, interfering with a vote. His actions are beginning to speak for themselves. And theyre fuelling an ongoing and expanding investigation which is absolutely appropriate. The more he speaks, the more this revealed the more of his actions that become public, the more americans are going to want full investigation and disclosure. Turning to the president s build back better bill where weeks after declaring the package dead, democratic senator joe manchin of West Virginia is calling on his party to start from scratch, right down to the name of the legislation. So does it not belong to the build back better bill . What build back better bill . What are you all talking about . You havent had any talks about that . No, no. Im saying, whatever we come up with anything you want to put on the table you talk about but understand. The senator later clarified his comments saying that build back better was dead in its current form. Last month, President Biden raised the option of breaking up the bill in separate pieces of legislation as a way to possibly get manchin and senator Kyrsten Sinema of arizona on board. Joining us now cofounder of Punchbowl News jake sherman. He is an msnbc contributor. Good morning, jake. Thanks for being here. In truth, build back better has been said dead since december. When pronounced as such on fox . Is it going to be a separate Patchwork Legislation . Give us the State Of Play . There is no State Of Play, jon. I mean, there are no discussions. There are no discussions with manchin in the white house. There are no discussion with manchin and his leadership. There are no serious discussions about reviving the build back better act, or anything close to it. Thats just thats just the reality. Now, could that change . Sure. But the added complication here, jon, moving on, the democrat from new mexico had a stroke yesterday and that robs democrats of their majority. No other way to put it that it robs democrats of that 50th vote. So anything they want to do, theyll have to rely on republicans to do it. So, thats the situation that the democratic leadership faces right now. Any, again, if they want to revive something that looks like the bbb, it will take weeks if not months. It will have to go through the House Of Representatives again. I dont see this in the short term on capitol hill. Now, the senator recovered from the stroke had surgery is expected to be fine. But its unclear what sort of timetable. First and foremost, of course, our thoughts are with he and his family that he recovers. Youre right, theres a political rally here. Its a 50 50 senate and the democrats are down a vote. Beyond the build back better of course taking up the oxygen on capitol hill, as you well know is going to be the president s search for a new Supreme Court justice. And he has already faced some backlash for his promise to choose a black woman to replace Justice Breyer on the Supreme Court. Theres an effort, hes making an effort to reach out to republicans to gain some support. We saw him court some yesterday. Whats the early take to this outreach with republicans . Do you think hell end up getting any votes . Yeah, i do. I think at a minimum, Susan Collins has voted for every Supreme Court nominee that either party has put forward, except for Amy Coney Barrett during the trump administration. She was up for reelection. Susan collins was, but she had suggested it was a little too close to the election to vote for it. So, at a minimum, i think shell vote for it. If you look at kind of the broad landscape, Lindsey Graham has suggested that he would vote for Michelle Childs, a judge in South Carolina. There should be other people interested in Michelle Childs as well. The interesting thing to me with lujans absence, is the white house forced to recalibrate, is the white house forced to pick a more palatable choice to get a is Supreme Court justice through. Thats yet to be seen we dont know how long lujan will be gone for. To get them through and need to calibrate that suggestion to that reality. Smart analysis and context as always from jake sherman of Punchbowl News. Thanks, sir. Still ahead, the latest on a string of bomb threats that have shut down several Historically Black Colleges And Universities this week. Plus, a former nfl coach takes a stand on what he calls systemic racism in the National Football league. Well dive into those explosive lawsuits when we come right back. 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A month that usually celebrating innovation of our community and celebrating the valor of black people has now been tainted because we have such a significant threat against our hbcu community. Reporter at the white house, aides say the president is getting regular updates. It is scary, its horrifying, it is terrible that these students, these faculty, these institutions are feeling under threat. Reporter the fbi saying theyre working with our Law Enforcement partners to address any potential threats. Now, students like Ashley Fields are back in class with a lot of questions. Weve not received any word whether the two have been connected or where the threat has come from. Not the Ideal Environment for students trying to learn. Whoopi goldberg, cohost of the view has been suspended over her comments about the holocaust on mondays show. Lets be truthful about it, because the holocaust isnt about race. Its not about race. Its not about race. What is it about . I said something that i feel i a responsibility for not leaving unexamined because my words upset so many people which was never my intention. And it is indeed about race, because hitler and the nazis considered jews to be an inferior race. Words matter and mine are no exception. I regret my comments and i stand corrected. In a statement, kim goodwin wrote, effective immediately, i am suspended Whoopi Goldberg for two weeks for her wrong and hurtful comments while whoopi has apologized ive asked her to take time to reflect and learn about the impact of her comments. The entire abc News Organization stand in solidarity with our jewish colleague Friends Family and communities. Still ahead, serious talks about Baseball Owners and the union drags on. Also ahead, the greatest champion the nfl has ever seen is retiring. A look at tom bradys past. When Way Too Early comes right back. When Way Too Early comes right back its not approved for use in children. 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The only thing stronger than us, is you. ™ the greatest quarterback in the history of nfl is retiring. Tom brady made the announcement this morning on instagram. Right after the announcement, tom brady took gronk outside, told him he was free and stood there just wiping a tear from his eye as gronk bounded into the woods. [ laughter ] bradys now in his mid40s. Hes jobless, has no real traditional work experience. Hes going to fit right in, in florida. [ laughter ] yep. Tom brady is officially retiring from the nfl. The 44yearold legend gary quarterback made the announcement on social media yesterday. The morning after he had said on his podcast he was still going through the process of the decision. In part of a lengthy statement written on instagram, brady posted this, i have always believed the sport of football is an all in proposition. Its a 100 competitive commitment isnt there, you wont succeed and success is what i love so much about the game. This is difficult for me to write but here it goes. I am not going to make that competitive commitment anymore. I have loved my nfl career and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention. He wrote about his family too. The seventime super bowl champion retires after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were knocked out of the playoffs by the los angeles rams. While he thanked his staff, bradys initial statement raised eyebrows because it did not mention the new england patriots. Brady later tweeted his gratitude to patriots nation with kind words to robert kraft. Brady had sent a heartfelt note to Patriots Fans when he left, and again when he returned to foxborough this past fall for a game as a member of the buccaneers. After 22 seasons of unprecedented success in the nfl, brady walks away with the leagues alltime leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, Quarterback Wins in both the regular and postseason. Super bowl appearances, super bowl victories and countless other accolades. He also as a sports fan for me gave us more than two decades of incredible thrills. Thank you, tom brady. Meanwhile, former Miami Dolphins coach brian flores has filed a lawsuit alleging Racial Discrimination against the giants, the bronx bronx and the suit filed in Federal Court seeks Class Action Status and comes after the 40yearold was fired by miami last month. In it, flores alleges he was, treat, treated with disdain and cast as The Angry Black Man by the dolphins after he received to except a 100,000 for every loss to tank so it could secure a top draft pick, meaning to lose on purpose. And he drew the Dolphins Wrath he said after he would not bend to recruit a prominent quarterback in violation of the legals ruling. The team recently finished 98 in the second straight winning season but did fail to make the playoffs during his tenure. The dolphins released a statement denying any allegations of Racial Discrimination. Flores also disclosed that the giants hired him last month for their Head Coaching Vacancy for no other reason than to comply with the rooney rule which requires minority candidates. This comes due to texts from Bill Belichick mistakenly congratulated flores for getting the giants job. The text was mention for the coach who did get the gig. And saying the fact of the matter is brian flores was in the conversation to be our head coach until the 11th hour. Ultimately, we hired the individual we felt was most qualified to be our head coach. The lawsuit also alleges that flores was forced to undergo a Sham Interview with broncos in 2019 which the team has dismissed as blatantly false. It does not appear that Major League Baseball Spring Training will start as scheduled two weeks from today. After what the ap described as a, quote, contentious 90minute virtual negotiating session between locked out players and the league yesterday, very little progress made. The union made two slight moves during the first meeting of the week. The ap reports that both sides are behaving as if its a foregone conclusion that Spring Training workouts will not begin on time. A session on less vital noneconomic issues is set for today. And there is no date for the resumption of talks on the core matters such as luxury tax thresholds. Owners are scheduled to meet next week, making it less likely there could be negotiations over those days. And again, both sides seem willing to give up Spring Training but missing games, postponing opening day that would be unacceptable and a blow for which the sport may have a hard time recovering. Lets, lets go to the weather, lots of bad news there, bill karins. You can provide any happier thoughts with the forecast . Not really, this is like a Debbie Downer segment, this whole thing. Lets get is into the major winter storm. Easily the biggest winter storm of the season, as far as the number of people its affecting and acreagewise too. 87 Million People impacted by this storm 2,000 miles from new mexico all the way to maine under either a Winter Storm Watch or warnings, ice storms from memphis to paducah, much of kentucky, too. Is this isnt just a snowstorm, weve got ice problems. Already on the map the blue shows you where its snowing pretty good between st. Louis and chicago. And st. Louis itself, weve had a lot of Freezing Rain overnight. Very careful, heavy out the door this morning. This is how its going to play out, a threeday storm, too, its going to take its swede time through the colder air heading into texas. Dallas for the most part will be dealing with just rain. Tonight and tomorrow is when dallas gets the snowy weather and the northeast. Heres the map, jon, this is easily going to be probably the biggest storm of the winter. The Ice Storm Problems alone from memphis through kentucky are going to be huge issues, even into the weekend. Well, bill karins, please keep an eye on that for us. We appreciate it, thanks, bud. Still ahead, former President Donald Trump doubles down on rioters and to Lindsey Graham calling it inappropriate. Well show you those comments. Before we go to break, we want to know why are you awake, i hope it has something to with ground hogs, tweet knee Way Too Early. Well read the favorite answers later in the show. Well be right back. Later in th. Well be right back. Ew day,. Its time to make a stand. Start a new day with trelegy. And im feelin good. No oncedaily copd medicine. Has the power to treat copd in as many ways as trelegy. With three medicines in one inhaler, trelegy helps people breathe easier and improves lung function. It also helps prevent future flareups. 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Thats according to three people with knowledge of the committees activities. The times says its unclear what evidence lawmakers are examining but likely in the mix, the draft Executive Order that circulated among the former president s attorneys that would have authorized the pentagon to seize Voting Machines in key swing states. The former president is also doubling down on his idea of Pardoning January 6th Rioters if hes reelected. In an interview with news max he criticized republican Lindsey Graham who called that suggest inappropriate. Heres a reminder what senator graham said on sunday followed by trumps new comments. Well, i think its inappropriate. I dont want to reinforce that defouling the capitol was okay. I want to deter people who did what they did on january 6th. And those who did it i hope they go to jail and get the book thrown at them because they deserve it. Well, Lindsey Graham is wrong. Hes a nice guy, lindsays wrong. These people are being treated horribly. Some of them are being treated very unfair. I would absolutely give them a pardon. Some of these people are not guilty. Many of these people are not guilty. What theyve done to these, and in many cases patriots, theyre soldiers, theyre police men, what theyve done to them, compared to what they have done to the other side, you have to have equal justice, this isnt equal. I will absolutely be prepared and Lindsey Graham doesnt know what the hell hes talking about if he says that, you you have to have equal justice its very unfair whats happened to this group of people. Senate minority mcconnell was asked about trumps suggestion of those pardons. Heres what mcconnell had to say about that. What will we saw here on january 6th was an effort to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from one administration to another. 165 have pleaded guilty to criminal behavior. My view is, i would not be in favor of shortening any of the sentences for any of the people who pleaded guilty to crimes. Joining us now, former aide to george w. Bush and white house our friend elise jordan. Shes an msnbc analyst. Good morning, elise. Thank you for being here. Lets start with mcconnell, how significant do you think it is that mcconnell is breaking from trump and wont offer any support for rioter who stormed the Capitol January 6th . There was no hesitation there. Senator mcconnell just, boom. No, 165 have pleaded guilty and i want to see these people who defouled the capitol have to face their charges and basically say what trump said as ridiculous which is a very good thing which shows that at the end of the day, trump trump encouraged and incited rioters to come into senator mcconnells and senator grahams place of work and defile it. And they know that, and they are not looking favorably on Donald Trumps suggestion. Now suggestioning pardons for january 6th rioters is certainly extreme even for trump tch. I dont want to overstate this the idea that theres some daylight between republicans and the former president. Whats your assessment right now . Weve seen some polling that trump numbers have ticked down among republicans. Do you think he still has a firm grip on the party . Donald trump still has his grip, but it definitely is quaking and quivering in places where there are plenty of Republican Voters who voted for trump, but they might be be categorized as softer trump, so to speak. And they would be okay with another republican stepping up and filling the mantle. Youve got the hard cores, the maga, the Conspiracy Wing that certainly is going to follow donald trump every step of the way. But there are plenty of other republicans who could go for someone else, if the choice presented. But the big if is, will donald trump back away and let another choice even, you know, semi prevail. Thats a good question. Elise, lets turn now to afghanistan. There was an Extraordinary People in the atlantic 20,000 words entitled the betrayal by George Packer which he says the withdrawal of the military added more. I know you have friends there hoping to get out of afghanistan in the wake of the american evacuation. Whats your sense, where do things stand now until afghanistan, its faded from the headlines some, nearly six months since withdrawal . Theyve got mass starvation. You see widows lining up begging for bread in their burk cass. You see parents who are going hungry so they can feed other children. The sanctions that are in place are absolutely crippling the economy. And you have Government Workers who havent been paid and are still going to work and trying to keep some Semi Functionality of the government going. But its a horrible, horrible situation. And i hate to see the United States official policy contribute to mass starvation. And contribute to the pain and suffering that so many innocent afghans who deserve better than the corruption that the war brought to their country. And the behavior by our country which is to force the men and women on the front lines to make horrible choices like the marines at the airport, who basically were tasked with saying, okay, you get freedom. You dont get to enter the airport to afghans who were begging and pleading to enter those grounds. Yeah. Its an extraordinary story. We encourage everyone to read it. Elise jordan, we certainly appreciate your perspective on it today. Coming up, were live with cnbc with a look at whats driving the trading day as stocks are abounding from a justify january. Way too early returns in just a moment with live pictures from punxsutawney, pennsylvania, we see it right where hundreds of people are gathered in below freezing temperatures to await the arrival of a weatherpredicting rodent. Its one of the great movies of all time. 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Time now for business, for that, lets bring in cnbcs Julianna Tatelbaum who joins us live from london. Juliana, if you havent seen Groundhog Day, please do. Wall street has officered since last month. Is it too soon to draw predictions as to whether 2022 will be a solid year of growth. Jonathan, happy Groundhog Day to you. I have seen the movie many, many times. In terms of markets we obviously saw the implosion in markets in january but there has been relative calm over the last couple of trading sessions. Yesterday, the s p 500 rallied into the close ending high. The techheavy nasdaq also ended higher. And we got stronger than expected data which provides a boost to sentiment, the boost jobs report showing nearly elevated 2. 9 , this results in people voluntarily quitting their jobs. There seems to be a mounting consensus that the economy is rising. Thats the story. The quit rate includes tom brady, hes part of the great resignation. Alphabet and General Motors also reported yesterday, did the Companies Meet expectations . Fill us in. Well, jonathan, al fall bet has been front and center in the last 24 hours coming in with a big beat yesterday after markets closed up. A beat on both the profit line and revenue line and announced the 20 to 1 stock split which mean alphabet could become eligible for the dow jones. Weve seen a massive rally of alphabet on the last hours and the stock. Thats one to watch today. General motors also delivered results today, and they delivered better than expected earnings. Revenues shy of expectations but importantly they said that looking ahead, the Chip Shortage of the Semiconductor Crunch seems to be easing. Finallister bucks delivering a disappointing earnings report. The company said new restrictions in china weighed on resulted and starbucks is planning to raise menu prices and reduce some spending to offset higher costs. A difficult story for starbucks but a bright one for alphabet. You mentioned General Motors. Tesla is recalling 55 million vehicles with selfdriving software to prevent rolling stops. What can you tell us . Well, let me go over the detail with you, anytime theres a recall, of course, its important to get the details right. Tesla will disable the feature with an overtheinternet update. That will allow vehicles to effectively go through interceptions with always stop signs with a slow speed. Tesla agreed to the recall after two meetings with the national Highway Safety and tesla says in terms of vehicles it covers the tesla suvs from 2016 to 2022, spells the 2020 to 2022 model y suvs. Cnbcs Julianna Tatelbaum with the details. Joining us from london. Still ahead, another Government Funding deadline is coming up for congress. Well ask congresswoman Debbie Dingell about that and whats next for build back better when she joins us live next on Way Too Early. Live next on Way Too Early. 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Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer said the party is working on legislation to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year ahead of a February 18th deadline. This comes after Congress Passed two shortterm resolutions. One in september. Another in december. Kicking the can down the road to february. Joining us now democratic congresswoman Debbie Dingell of michigan one of our favorites here on Way Too Early. Congresswoman, great to see you as always. Lets start with negotiations on a new spending bill. Are you optimistic that congress can pass an omnibus measure before February 18th to avoid a third resolution since this began, or are we kicking the can down the road again . Well, let me answer the question this way, i sincerely hope were not kicking the can down the road but im not going to promise you were not. Im hesitant to shut down the federal government. And well see to see where they go, to discuss it and doubling down. We heard from senator manchin, we played some audio earlier today in which he proposed that build back better is dead. But we know that there is at least some hope the president has floated the idea, trying to revive at least pieces of that legislation in the weeks and months ahead. But give us an update. You have heard anything from the white house or congressional leadership about further negotiations . So, let me say this, ive got pieces of this bill that really narrow that start with electric vehicle, all everybody is talking about, General Motors and their revenues, every car company is, because of Global Warming using evs. And there are pieces of build back better and its also a funding issue. But there are many other things in there, child care, senior care, that have to get through. There are people in america that need things in that bill. We saw this week, i talked to the white house, ice talked to leadership, ive talked to senators. Weve got to figure out how were going to get this done. Joe manchin doesnt want to call it build back better anymore. Well figure that out. But we have to debt it done within that bill. Weve been talking to each other, how were we going to do it, we can Start Talking respectfully and figure out how its going to get done. And im one of those people committed is getting pieces of this bill done. Its complicated. People dont understand the reconciliation process. We cant bring ten bills up to reconciliation. Its going to get done but no action thats successful. Certainly what democrats eyeing what would be a Tough Midterm slate, the importance of that bill cant be understated. Congresswoman Debbie Dingell, we greatly appreciate you being here. Well talk to you soon again. Greatly appreciate you being early in the show, we asked why are you awake . Mike announced jonathan sees his shadow, meaning six more weeks of mourning the retirement of tom brady. Answer is yes, i am this could be a daily feature if you want. We have a similar message from eddie glaude, who is up tweeting this. He asks about my reaction to the brady news and included a crying face emoji. I should note that eddie is on morning joe today, so we can talk further about tom bradys greatness and his ownership of eddie glaudes beloved pittsburgh steelers. What do you have back there . Hey. William has his schedule down pat. Work 6 00 to 4 00, get home, turn on the heat, change clothes, feed the cat, turn on the tv, and crack open a beer. I love it. We at Way Too Early are used to viewers starting the day with us. We recognize people who work overnight or people on the west coast want to end their day with us. We appreciate your viewership, and, frankly, a beer, day like this with tom brady, sounds like i could use it. Up next, a look at the axios one big thing. Coming up on morning joe, member of the Foreign Relations committee, senator chris murphy, will join the conversation to discuss the risk that russia could invade ukraine. Plus, well hear from ned price. And Stacey Abrams is also a guest this morning. Morning joe just a few moments away. A few moments away you can keep your phone. Keep your number. And get your employees connected on the largest and fastest 5g network. Plus, we give you 200 in facebook ads on us so you can reach more customers, create more opportunities, and make this the best year for your business yet. Visit your local tmobile store today. Want your clothes to smell freshly washed and make this the best year for your business yet. All day without heavy perfumes . Now they can with downy light inwash freshness boosters. Just pour a capful of beads into your Washing Machine before each load. To give your laundry a light scent that lasts longer than detergent alone, with no heavy perfumes or dyes. 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As you know well, all of this matters not just because of the way the americans watched the afghanistan situation unfold, but because these documents finally highlight that the Biden Administration was making these really crucial and, you know, numerous decisions, again, just hours before kabul fell. As youll remember, just before the former afghani president fled the country in fear of what was going to happen there. Certainly, though afghanistan has faded from the National Headlines over the last few months, it is important to have all the reporting weve had in the last few days about the ongoing crisis there. Thank you for bringing that to our attention. Switching gears, we know one of the loudest and most influential voices in the extended biden world belongs to jim clyburn. It was his endorsement that basically helped biden win the South Carolina primary back in 2020, that started his comeback, that led to the nomination. Clyburn strongly favors judge Michelle Childs to replace Justice Breyer on the Supreme Court. What is the case he is making for her . I had a chance to catch up with Congressman Clyburn by phone last week, and we talked a lot about the case for the judge Michelle Childs to replace breyer. A lot of things came up of people Remembering Biden said hed nominate a black woman. But childs is from North Carolin South Carolina, a southern. She brings a Holisitc Southern Perspective to the court which, as you know well, is a rare perspective in the chamber right now. Clyburn is really thinking not just about demographics, experience, or someones background, but the places they grew up. That unique experience shed be able to bring because of that. Also, perhaps, a nonivy league law school graduate. Obviously, the president is hes got a 50 50 senate, though right now the democrats are down a vote because of the strokes effort by the new mexico senator. But what about his hopes of getting republican support . What is his strategy for gaining bipartisan backing for whomever he ends up picking for the open spot . Clyburn told me in addition to engaging heavily with the white house, including the president and Vice President and others, he has been personally courting senators Lindsey Graham and tim scott. Of course, both republicans from South Carolina, which is another interesting kind of political dynamic or twist in childs eventual case or potential nomination. Clyburn has been discussing the merit of childs as a nominee. He told me he hasnt asked those two whether or not they will vote to confirm her, but since the conversation and since the news came out, both senators said favorable things about childs. Senator graham said he couldnt think of a better person to be considered to serve on the Supreme Court. You know well that bipartisanship is rare, and it is incredibly rare for republicans to Say Something positive about anything President Biden puts forward personnel wise or policy wise. So this suggests that someone like childs could have bipartisan support and maybe even get more than 50 votes needed to be confirmed. Certainly bipartisanship rare indeed, despite the president s hopes. The gop has largely said no. One more here, give us a 30,000 foot take about the Politics Around the pick. We know that bidens poll numbers arent great right now. Hes had some setbacks with the virus and inflation and so on, although some encouraging trends with both in recent weeks. Tell us how the white house and democrats at large are viewing the Supreme Court pick as a chance to build some momentum for the party. You cant talk to folks about the white house or democratic strategists or people with the National Democratic party who say they believe the focus on the Supreme Court will not only help the Democratic Party contract themselves with the Republican Party and what they stand for, versus what they say republicans are fighting against, but theyll really be able to energize people around the historic moment of nominating and selecting, eventually, the first black woman Supreme Court justice, which, of course, is historic and something that dems will try to celebrate. Of course, voters of color who might otherwise have been happy with the administration and democrats, the way they failed to deliver on things like build back better, so far the implementation of the infrastructure bill, and, of course, voting rights. Alexi mccammond, we appreciate it, as always. Thank you for being here. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early with us on this wednesday morning, Groundhog Day. Stay tuned for morning joe. We find out if willie geist sees his shadow. Starts right now. This is pitiful. A thousand people freezing their butts off, waiting to worship a rat. What a hype. Groundhog day used to mean something in this town. They pulled the hog out, and they used to eat it. Youre hypocrites. All of ya. You got a problem with what im saying, larry . Untie your tongue and you talk, huh . Am i upsetting you, princess . You want a prediction about the weather, youre asking the wrong phil. Ill give you a winter prediction. Its going to be cold. Its going to be gray. And it is going to last you for the rest of your life. Welcome to morning joe. My gosh. Theres a look. Willie, theres a look at america. The heartbeat of america, beating strong